Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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It is a very fair point. That is why we introduced a fund managed by the Housing Agency to enable local authorities to buy land for social and affordable housing. That is open right now and we have received submissions from local authorities. It will help the process of the land purchasing arrangements. Kildare County Council might be used to it while others might not be. There is a diminished land bank in some areas of the country and we want to replenish it. We have allocated about €125 million to the fund. It is in place now and is up and running.