I have no proposals to establish a single housing authority for the Dublin area. The establishment of such an authority would be inconsistent with the restructuring of local government which is in progress in Dublin and to which the Government is committed under the Programme for a Partnership Government. However, the need for appropriate mechanisms to ensure adequate co-ordination of housing and other services between the authorities in the Dublin area is clear. This will be addressed in the context of the Bill, which will be brought forward later this year, to establish the new county councils and in the development of proposals for the establishment of regional authorities.