Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am concerned by those comments, to be honest. We are a couple of years into this announcement. Mr. O'Rourke said his job was to deliver affordable units, whether houses or apartments. Do not get me wrong. We need affordable and cost-rental housing but we also need social housing. We need the appropriate mix. We have a major housing crisis in Cork in all these areas. It troubles me that planning permission has been secured for the site but the figure for social housing is only 10% and a decision has not yet been made. The Land Development Agency was to open an office in Cork in November 2020 but the office did not open. Maybe if it had opened, we would not be having these discussions.

Another issue was the number of units that would be universal design, that is, for people with disabilities and limited mobility or older people. How many, if any, board members or staff of the LDA have disabilities?