Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 2 July 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Approved Housing Bodies: Discussion
Pat Casey (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Why are we so different from the rest of Europe? This is what is frustrating. We read reports on how social housing is delivered throughout Europe via various models that are all off-balance-sheet. They all have vehicles that deliver social and affordable housing off-balance-sheet but in this country we do not seem to be able to strike that balance. Why is this?