Anthony Lawlor (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The issue that concerns me most is that local authorities in their engagement with NAMA may also be waiting for the developers who are working with NAMA to deliver on the 10% social and affordable housing. However, both Deputy Bernard Durkan, who is well known in the Kildare area, and I, are aware of a number of sites in NAMA that have planning permission and that the local authorities appear reluctant to engage with NAMA on the purchase of. While the announcements made by he Minister in recent months are welcome they concern sites that do not have planning permission and we have to go through the Part 8 process, whereas I am identifying sites that have planning permission and are in NAMA and could be taken up straight away and built on for social and affordable housing, as in the past. This would enable individuals on the housing list to get housing or those who are in a position to do so to purchase houses through a local tenant purchase scheme.

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