Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion
5:00 pm
Mr. Brendan Kenny:
Sorry, I thought the Deputy referenced seven years. We are motoring ahead on that project. It is 30% social housing and 70% full-cost units.
On sites not moving, every site in the city is moving. The big issue is to get approval at local and council level. I am not aware of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government delaying a project. Rather, it tries to progress them as quickly as possible. It is sometimes difficult to get approval at local level.
A point which is sometimes forgotten is that the Department pays for social housing. It does not normally pay for affordable housing, which means the local-----
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