Mr. Martin Whelan:

I thank the Deputy for his kind comments. I agree with him about the impact of infrastructural development planning delays on delivery. We see it across our work, in our attempts to support the acquisition of land by local authorities for social housing, our private sector interactions and the difficulties in accessing not just zoned land and land with planning permission but also land that is serviced.

Regarding modular solutions, we are open to any solution that supports the delivery of housing. We would have to look at the technical considerations of that, but there is an open door in the Housing Agency in terms of engaging with the Deputy and others in respect of that issue, so I thank him for raising it.