Ms Dearbhla Lawson:

I thank the Senator for the question. We did consider Mayo's potential. The focus is on towns with a population of over 10,000. Mayo, which I know well, is a very rural county and there was a limited number of sites to be found there. One site that has been identified, amounting to over 6 ha, is the Mayo County Council utility site in Ballina. It is a class 2 site and is moderately constrained, with potential for 190 to 280 homes. It is currently zoned for infrastructure and utilities, so it would be a site owned by the local authority. Again, however, the local authority may have other sites because this one has been short-listed on foot of a long process. There are probably more infill sites. I am very happy to take this up with the local authority.