Martin Markey

Well, some of them will own land and those that do own land or could potentially own land are being stymied by a regulation in housing at the moment called the Local Housing Need or the Housing Need Regulation.

And that's preventing probably thousands of homes being built at the moment.

Up to a point.

Up to a point.

It depends how it's enforced and how local that need is, shall we say.

Because I think the last time I looked, we lived in a republic.

So, you know, should people have the right to build a house in any part of the country?

I would say yes.

Why not?

That's how we live.

Absolutely, as do any urban houses or apartments.

We all need infrastructure.

Well, again, it's not either or.

And in contrast to, for example, when we're looking at the rejuvenation of empty homes, the deciding factor in that, the important factor in that was to get a smart incentive.

That smart incentive, as in a grant, is now there and that's working and working very well.

Likewise, above the shop, again, it's a smart incentive.

Again, it's a grant, and it's a very good grant.

When it kicks off, it'll be very good.

When it comes to one-off housing, surprisingly, when we did this survey, and we did quite an extensive survey of stakeholders in the marketplace, the financial end of it didn't come back.

So there is no real demand for looking for a financial incentive to build rural family homes.