Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 14 December 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage - Programme A - Housing
Financial Statements 2022 - The Housing Agency
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 11 - Utilisation of the Land Aggregation Scheme Sites

9:30 am

Mr. Bob Jordan:

There are a number of issues. One is demand. They are in areas where there is insufficient social or affordable demand, as identified by the local authority under its housing needs demand assessment. Some have capacity issues with infrastructure, water service capacity, road access and so on. Several have additional constraints such as topography, where the physical features hinder development. Alternative zoning is another, whereby residential zoning is not permitted, has been changed under the development plan or there are conservation and heritage issues where lands are in a conservation area. These are impediments and constraints. When these lands were originally purchased, they were purchased, I would say, with a longer-term view. This is the challenge - to bottom this out with the local authorities.

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