Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

It soon became apparent to all that it was not realising its potential. Something had to be done to ensure greater output. Like all new schemes it was slow to get going, but this did not distract from what was obvious to the various stakeholders, namely, that the Part V provisions were inflexible and overly bureaucratic and were not achieving the desired results of improving the supply of social and affordable housing.

Difficulties experienced on small sites and high value sites led to the conclusion that there should be an option for off-site provision or equivalent financial contributions.

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