Paudie Coffey (Fine Gael)

I support the general thrust of the amendment. Consultation should be a two-way street. Where housing authorities have gone to the trouble of preparing a housing services plan for their administrative area, it should be forwarded to the Minister, every local authority adjoining them and the Health Service Executive. I have not tabled an amendment but it should probably be forwarded to Oireachtas Members as well. I am not sure whether we are listed but we would have an interest. Perhaps we could have an input during the drafting stage of the plan. Consultation is a two-way street and it would be positive to have the views of the bodies listed included the plan. A track record of responses could be built up, which would also be positive.