Dáil debates

Tuesday, 24 May 2016

Other Questions

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

4:35 pm

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We need to work within SDZs or with other developers to increase that provision where it makes sense. In certain parts of the country there is not a demand for that, although there is in other parts. We can consider some of the projects that have been a partnership between a private developer and an approved housing body, for example, and that has worked very well. There are purchase-to-lease arrangements and so on. There are many models we can use to get more than 10% social or affordable housing, or rent-to-buy and other schemes that can be put in place. They will be part of big developments like the SDZ on the Irish Glass Bottle site, for example.

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