Last June, the Department issued a detailed circular to each planning authority that gave advice on how to make a development contribution scheme. We did not tell local councils how much to charge. On levels of contributions, the Department's circular was clear. It outlined that while it is expected that the planning authority should ensure that developers make an appropriate contribution towards the costs of public infrastructure and facilities, the local authority should take care to avoid development contributions that are excessively high. Although this may maximise funding for projects, it can also lead to negative social and economic pacts, such as excessive development contributions pushing up housing costs, therefore decreasing developer interest or affecting the affordability of houses. We do not want that to happen and there is no reason why it should happen. We have advised councils and we should leave it to them to get on with the job which they are doing. Already several of them have set their levies. Last week my local council chose to increase the level over the manager's recommendation and to exclude affordable houses. Fine Gael councillors on the seven or eight councils which have done their business have been very supportive and in most cases where there was a vote have been quite sensible and have supported the levy. I am glad of that and obviously there is more sense among Fine Gael representatives on the councils than among those in here. They are getting on fine without us even though we are no longer—