For the umpteenth time, the Taoiseach has again today referred to his commitment to social mix in terms of housing. This has been the justification for the, in effect, privatisation plans for approximately 800 publicly owned sites. Up to 60% of those sites will be, in effect, privatised. On the Part V private development requirement to give over 10% for public housing and social mix, is the Taoiseach aware that we received a report on Dún Laoghaire where only three out of eight of the Part V proposals since the legislation was brought in are actually getting that social mix. Developers do not want social housing on-site and this is being allowed. Given its much trumpeted commitment to social mix, will the Government do anything to tighten up the legislation to ensure that private developers of private developments do not get to shove social housing off-site, which completely undermines the so-called commitment to social mix, or is social mix only to be on public sites?

I do not have any plans to change legislation in that regard but I share the Deputy's view. I dislike the practice of developers on a large scale buying out their commitment to providing social and affordable housing. I can understand why it might be done in an apartment building of five units or so but in general it is not a good practice.

Why?

It might be a €1 million apartment. It would be better to get three houses than one €1 million apartment. Would it not?