Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State said the elected members of Dublin City Council had determined that the homes in St. Michael's estate would be provided on a 30% social, 20 affordable and 50% private tenure mix basis. The residents of St. Michael's estate and the community association in the area are actively campaigning against this proposal in favour of a cost rental model. The Minister of State also said he was working with the European Investment Bank and other key stakeholders with a view to announcing the first major cost rental project in Dublin. Will he tell the House the location of the project and spell out how it would work?

If it is not St. Michael's Estate, why would the Minister of State not choose St. Michael's Estate?

The Minister of State, Deputy English said that we are all in favour of private housing so people can buy housing. I agree absolutely, but on public land it should be public housing. We obsess all the time about social mix in areas such as Inchicore but one would never hear an obsession with social mix in areas such as Foxrock or Castleknock because where there is a lot of wealth they are not worried about social mix. I do not believe we should obsess about social mix in the way that we do in areas like Inchicore. The cost rental model will deal with the fact that it could provide for people who are working and earning.

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