Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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One of the positive aspects of Part V is the social mix. This will be important.

Due to the lack of supply, there is a need to build public housing on a large scale, as I do not see how we will provide houses if we do not build them.

I completely agree that a get out clause will always be problematic. Developers are always looking to find a way out of their obligation to provide social and affordable housing. It tends to be in areas such as the Ailesbury Road area that they will seek to do that.

Some local authorities agreed prices in advance of the obligations under Part V commencing while others agreed prices afterwards. The State got very badly burned when the price was agreed in a rising market. That aspect has to be fully nailed down because it gives rise to a very costly problem and reduces the number of units the local authority will get.