Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There have been expressions of interest for the scheme, which is about activating dormant planning permissions, of which there are 80,000 in this country and the majority of which are built to sell. The purpose of the scheme is to support people into home ownership. That support goes directly to the homeowner and can be used in conjunction with the affordability measures, which, by the way, the Social Democrats voted against. The party's Deputies voted against the Affordable Housing Act 2021 and the Land Development Agency Act 2021.

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