Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)

Is legislation proposed to deal with the loophole that is Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended in 2002? A significant issue arises regarding the way in which developers engage with local authorities in opting out of providing social and affordable housing on the site of major developments. This is a considerable issue for Dublin City Council, not least in my constituency, and I would like to see some action. The former Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Noel Dempsey, introduced legislation that obliged developers to include social and affordable housing in their developments but it was amended to facilitate them and to allow for segregation, isolation and social exclusion.

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