Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is how it will work, and that is why the commuter areas around Dublin, and Fianna Fáil was very strong on this aspect, are being prioritised, as are the cities of Waterford, Limerick and Galway, and the areas contiguous to Cork city because they are the areas that are likely to have rent pressure zones designated when we examine the more localised data.

In terms of Deputy Howlin's question-----

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