Ms AnnMarie Farrelly:

Without exception, we are all working on a protocol for implementation and achieving the targets. In Fingal's case, our target is 125 acquisitions this year. We will have a protocol within the next week or so. It is a difficulty for us. As the Deputy will be aware, we have many HAP properties on the city's fringe that may be connected to Dublin City Council rather than to us. The protocol will be as flexible as it can be, but it will operate in the context of the relatively small number of landlords who are looking to sell their properties to us. It is a manageable issue, but it needs collaboration and an agreement between both councils. We need to recognise it as a problem and try to overcome it. We cannot fix everything, but there is a spirit of collaboration.