Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 September 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)

9:00 am

Photo of Eoghan MurphyEoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Every site is different in its mix. There might be houses in public and private ownership, NAMA or an international investor might be involved, and the relevant infrastructure connections to the road, whether water or electricity must also be taken into account. The Deputy referred to a site that NAMA might have in his constituency and said that of 2,000 units that might be delivered, only 10% will be social housing. I can point to a site in my constituency where the delivery between social and affordable will be 30% when one looks at the mix between affordable buy, affordable rent and social housing. Every site is different and we must approach this matter in that way. I cannot speak to-----

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