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

Mr. John Coleman:

We believe our job is to deliver into the system. To not do that because market rents might drop is not a reason for us to stop.

On the rents that we offer, Deputy Ó Broin highlighted the three-bedroom unit at €1,750 a month but we have lower-cost properties in that scheme. In that scheme, we have six homes at €1,750 a month, 162 homes at €1,580 per month and 68 homes at-----