Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

There is also the question of staffing levels. We often hear that local authority staffing levels are under pressure and we know they are in various areas. There was a figure of 200 for architects, surveyors and planners. Is it something that is taking a little time to gear up as well so as to get those people in house and start with social own-built or directly built projects?