Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)

To the extent that the legislation is necessary to address the problem to which Senator Brady has just referred, I welcome it.

How did the Minister of State compile the statistics that indicate there is a five-year supply of serviced land remaining nationally and an eight-year supply of such land in the Dublin region? What do the figures mean? We are now building approximately 70,000 houses annually. Therefore, if the national supply of serviced land is to last for only five more years, there is only enough serviced land for another 350,000 houses. Is the land in question zoned and serviced with roads, footpaths, lighting and sewerage systems?