Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Unlocking Barriers to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion
2:00 am
Mr. David Caffrey:
The concept is effectively the replacement for the strategic development zones. There were varying levels of success with SDZs, as Mr. Prenty touched on, particularly around time. As with all of these things, a collaborative effort will be required here between the development community and county councils in identifying these. I would point straightaway to our rail network across the country. The opportunities to build off our transport-oriented development schemes are massive. That is where UDZs could come to the fore.