Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 26 November 2020
Public Accounts Committee
2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme.
11:30 am
Mr. John O'Connor:
No, the Comptroller and Auditor General's report provides a very good overview of the land aggregation scheme. The 36 sites were identified for immediate development. What we did with the other sites was that we went to the local authorities and approved housing bodies and asked if any of the sites were suitable for the delivery of social or affordable housing? Both approved housing bodies and local authorities have identified several sites as being suitable. There are other sites that will take longer.