The explanatory memorandum refers to flexibility. We must ensure that the Bill achieves the desired results. A local authority and An Bord Pleanála must examine the development plan and the housing strategy adopted by that local authority in making a decision, and rightly so. However, this will restrict flexibility unless we spell it out in the legislation and permit real alternatives to existing practice by allowing the use of off-site locations for social and affordable housing or a financial payment in lieu of providing same. We cannot tie the hands of local authorities in terms of purchasing units or land, when it may well suit certain authorities if developers provide these elsewhere or make a financial contribution to authorities that want to provide social and affordable housing in their own way.