Séamus McGrath (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)
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What struck me today was the discussion around capacity. In the statements, the witnesses said capacity was not an issue but what I heard today was there was 40% or 50% capacity that was underused. That is very significant. What does that mean? It is not necessarily labour force. What is the capacity that is not being used? I would appreciate if someone answered that.

Apartments are critical to getting high numbers. Mr. Garvey said if you went over six floors, you were into a whole different ballgame in terms of regulations. Why are more not built at six floors? We do not see that happening either. Is it because the sites cost too much and developers need to go higher or get a higher number of units? We do not see apartment building happening even at the six-floor level.