Predictions of future delivery of homes under Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2006 are necessarily subject to a number of variables. These include the volume of housing development for which planning permission is granted, the finalisation of individual agreements between local authorities and developers, the timing of commencement and phasing of individual developments and the general level of activity within the industry itself. Notwithstanding the uncertainty associated with these variables, it is estimated that some 2,400 affordable homes will be delivered nationally under Part V in 2007.