Séamus McGrath (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)
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I have a few quick questions rather than a long introduction, as I had earlier. Reference was made to the Housing Agency fund for land acquisition. That is an important fund. Reference was also made to the CPO process. The supply of land in the pipeline is an issue in many local authorities. I feel from my experience that they were not as proactive as they needed to be on this issue.

I would like Mr. Taaffe to tease out the CPO issue a little. Are the relevant powers now in place for local authorities? I understand they are. Why are there not more compulsory purchases? That is the essential point. Can the fund from the Housing Agency be tapped into for a CPO option? Why are there not more compulsory purchases?