Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 January 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency
Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
Okay. I am glad Mr. Coleman mentioned the quality and the location. I remember when we were considering the LDA Bill and looking at some of the principles of the LDA, including the delivery of cost-rental and affordable housing etc., something with that bit of State weight behind it that could achieve those economies of scale. One of the other parts of the principles was the piece about creating sustainable communities and the design etc., creating communities rather than just a block of homes. Has the LDA come across Project Tosaigh developments that have stalled and do not meet those criteria for sustainability, liveable communities etc.? Is there scope for changing some of those designs and some of those things that have come to the LDA, or does the LDA just say it is not suitable and does not meet its guidance?
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