Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 July 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Priorities of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

2:00 am

Photo of Paul McAuliffePaul McAuliffe (Dublin North-West, Fianna Fail)
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Given that they already have planning permission, some in bundles 3 and 4 - I think there were nearly 800 with full planning permission - given that they are all on local authority sites and given that we have enabled them in the Housing for All plan and have passed the Affordable Housing Act, we cannot really facilitate or accept any delay in delivering those. I know it is only a matter of weeks since the decision was made but we have to move quickly to give certainty. As part of planning processes, communities have seen the plans.