Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 October 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 10 - Funding and Oversight of Approved Housing Bodies
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government
2017 Financial Statements - Housing Agency

9:00 am

Mr. John McCarthy:

The point is determined by the facts on the ground. I am not in any way referring to bad communities. I am not in any way casting aspersions on anybody. I am just saying there has been a Government policy in place since 2007. In framing that policy, account was taken of instances in the past where very significant developments with social housing only did not work out. Of course, there are developments that did work out, and they have very strong communities. There were areas, however, where they did not work out. It serves as a caution-----

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.