Michael Finneran (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fianna Fail)

As the Deputy knows, the capital announcements have been made to the different local authorities. An allocation of €250 million has been made available to Dublin City Council. The PPP process is only one of a number of options available to Dublin City Council as regards the provision of housing.

As I said, the developer in this case has not withdrawn from the projects. He has raised questions and ongoing discussions are taking place. We will have a further report by Thursday.

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