Mr. Tom Moylan:

One-off housing is a major issue. It is a talking point among our members, particularly our rural-based councillors, and it is often raised. In fairness to our members, they are looking at their local communities, especially in rural areas, which they have seen being strongly affected over the past generation. They are trying to protect their local communities. For our members and for ourselves, it is about getting the balance right. We must look at solutions that get the balance right, that solve the issue of one-off rural housing, and that look at how we can develop our towns and villages and how we can get services into them that will allow people to remain in their rural communities, perhaps not in one-off rural houses but by building up the towns and villages. However, the services are needed there. They need the community services and the infrastructure services. It is a very difficult and emotive issue with our members so, for us and our members, it is about the getting the balance right.