Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 28 June 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Inflationary Costs in the Construction Industry: Discussion
Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
There are other sites in construction as well. They are in Kildonan and many other sites planned by Dublin City Council that will form public housing on public land. They are all part of Housing for All. The worry is that inflation in construction costs will evaporate the affordability we have built in. I accept Ms Hegarty's point on the €100,000 subsidy and how sustainable it is. The alternative is to leave housing unaffordable but we are not willing to do that. We want builders to build in partnership with approved housing bodies and local authorities on public land to deliver the cheapest possible housing. Effectively, Housing for All delivers below-cost housing on public land. It is what we are doing.
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