Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 April 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Photo of Darragh O'BrienDarragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

While it might not suit Deputy Ó Broin's narrative, the reality is that the details are being finalised right now. It is the first affordable scheme in decades. It is the first affordable build since the mid-2000s. There are excellent elements in it because the Government believes in affordable housing and we are going to bring it about. The regulations and the details of the Bill will be published in a matter of weeks. I will be happy to go through it with the Deputy in detail once they have been agreed. The Deputy will appreciate there is a process to follow and he should let that happen. This is important. It is important for those prospective homeowners who have been locked out of the market, and others have not put forward any alternative to the scheme. That is what were going to do.

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