Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 2 June 2016

Committee on Housing and Homelessness

Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the County and City Management Association

10:30 am

Mr. Owen Keegan:

The only point I wish to make is in response to Deputy Ó Broin's suggestion on whether we would be prepared to bring forward complete development of sites. We have identified a number of sites in our ownership, properly zoned and serviced but that need site development works. Our members have stated there must be a 30% social housing element and it looks much more possible we will get funding for that. There is then the question of bringing forward the balance of that site. We see that as a combination of cost rental and affordable units. We will certainly look at that.