Would the Minister accept that some housing authorities have much greater housing needs than others as was identified by his reply? In view of that, will he ensure that local authorities who urgently need housing will get their allocation at an early date? Is it true that some local authorities have not submitted their applications for allocations? If so, they may not have a great need but they are holding up local authorities who do such as Galway city and Galway County Council where an extreme housing emergency is building up.

I want to make those allocations now, I wish I could make them to day. I recognise — like Deputy Molloy — the need for rural housing where there is a big demand——

People have waited five years for houses.

I should like local authorities to know what is available to them as soon as I can possibly make the arrangements. I take the Deputy's point that some of the local authorities who have been tardy might not have the same urgency——

Perhaps their elected representatives did not know that the manager had not sent in the instruction.

Perhaps that is the case.

Will the Minister name them?

I do not have that information with me.