Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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One of the benefits of the last strategic development zones was the statutory phasing requirements, that is, the infrastructure had to be built in parallel. A point is reached where no more residential units are possible until the infrastructure moves on. That forces public and private landowners to share the responsibilities of timelining the infrastructure. There is a lot of good residential development in Newcastle, Rathcoole and parts of Adamstown but pre-crash planning permissions are being built and we are getting all the same problems in the mismatch of amenities and infrastructure that Deputy O'Callaghan spoke about in respect of new residential developments.

I have one small question for Dr. Logue. He might remember that a figure was mentioned of 70,000 units being delayed in the planning process in one of the earlier sessions and in some media coverage. I know Dr. Logue is an avid tracker of these things. There was a small dispute between two of the industry representatives. The Construction Industry Federation used the figure of 70,000 but Irish Institutional Property reckoned the figure was much lower because some of the SHDs in question had been judicially reviewed and the reviews were upheld. For the accuracy of the committee, as a person who tracks these things, does Dr. Logue have any information about the number of units that is stuck in delayed An Bord Pleanála decisions and,or is under judicial review?