Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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People do not want to move to those areas because of those kinds of serious issues.

Mayo County Council's opening statement referred to land banks and the difficulty it finds in acquiring additional land for social housing at a reasonable price. Could the witnesses tell us more about that and the challenges in acquiring land? Is there anything that could be done to assist local authorities in that regard? What are the witnesses' views? What are the challenges or obstacles in that regard?