John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

We intend to make the most significant adjustments in areas where we believe the changed housing market environment provides the greatest opportunity for new and flexible approaches to programme delivery. This will allow us to lessen the impact of our more constrained resource environment to a greater extent than would otherwise be possible. The roll-out of the new long-term leasing initiative for social housing is a prime example of this. It will allow us to match social housing need with the increased availability of good quality homes on the market. The Government recognises the significant labour intensity of particular programmes and their capacity for maintaining and supporting employment and yielding a significant environmental dividend. To the greatest extent possible, we reflect social and employment considerations in our ongoing commitment to regeneration and remedial works projects.

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