Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

Some years ago the Government made an agreement with the social partners. Under that agreement, we agreed to provide 10,000 houses under the affordable housing initiative. We did a trawl of different Departments and agencies for suitable land. The Athenry site was provided by the Minister for Agriculture and Food at the time and the HSE suggested it might have other land available in various locations in County Galway. However, those locations were not tied down and they have not been transferred to us.