Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 16 February 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed)
Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I have a further question for Mr O'Connor. What will the rent be for the cost-rental units in Cork? He mentioned the LIHAF. That is for a development in the Old Whitechurch Road, which I proposed for development in 2011. Ten years on, people are saying, "Great news in Cork; 600 units are being developed on the Old Whitechurch Road site." This is ten years after I proposed it. This is my issue with trying to give people hope. Will we be here in ten years talking about announcements, reducing rents and giving people affordable homes?
From the frustration I see every day, it is clear that people cannot cope with the rents and the pressure they are under. Could Mr. O'Connor give us a figure relating to the rental for Cork?
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