Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Infrastructure Provision and Residential Developments: Discussion

Mr. Michael Kelleher:

That is one of the issues we have from a viability point of view. If you are a first mover in a location or an area, if there is a lot of infrastructure to be put in to get the development in to the services, all that cost goes against that one development and, therefore, the first-time buyer on new homes first has to pay that. That is part of the problem we see. If we are to have a plan-led development, the infrastructure needs to be coming forward sooner. We understand-----

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