Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for his question. It is true that there is a lot of speculation about the land development agency and what it is going to do. It will be the State developer. It will bring forward public land for the development of social and affordable housing. On the first four sites that will get planning permission, approximately 1,200 homes will be delivered, 800 of which will be social and affordable, which is well above the 40% minimum that we have stipulated for social and affordable housing. The legislation will be published in a matter of weeks and will come before the House thereafter. It is priority legislation, and once introduced, we will be able to debate exactly what the agency will look like.

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