Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 9 February 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Mr. Robert Nicholson:
Based on submission from local authorities, there would be 51 in Boherboy and in Dun Emer, Lusk, there would be 39. I must add that that was pre-Covid so obviously there has been an impact from the pandemic but we know for certain that homes will be delivered in Boherboy. I would caveat that by saying that, in a similar way to LIHAF, when initial proposals come in, they are largely concepts. The Minister has kind of flagged this frustration with the speed of development himself. The proposals go from concept to detailed design, planning, procurement and then there is the construction period. Typically, infrastructure comes first and houses second but to be frank delivery has been slower than everyone would like. The Minister has said-----
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