Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Daniel McLoughlin:

The figure is 7,500 overall. Our 2,500 units are entirely social and affordable housing. Some 20% of the balance will be 10% social and 10% affordable. The net point is that the Affordable Housing Act 2021 was not in play at the time of approval of the SDZ, so it would not apply. The social dividend from the URDF approval is that it will apply, if that makes sense. As part of the application, the landowners, not just the local authority, but also the private landowners, agreed to give up 10% to affordable housing even though there was no legislation in place.

It is too early to say on the price point. We will have to make best use of the affordable housing fund to bring it down to a price point.

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