Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Some of the affordable purchase schemes that have been introduced have some of the characteristics of what I understand Senator Moynihan was proposing with her Bill. Under the shared equity scheme, part of the equity can be bought back by the State. We need those schemes. We are starting. Progress on the delivery of cost-rental housing in Shanganagh is slower than I would like, but the work is starting. There are practical examples of work being done in Enniskerry and Shanganagh. I have been engaging with different councils around the country. We also need local authorities to start picking up on that opportunity and to start working with the LDA at greater speed. The Colbert Station Quarter project is underway. It is at planning stage and preparations for the development are being made. As I understand it, the project could be transformative. It is a good example of what we need to do with city housing. The Deputy is correct, and I agree with the ESRI analysis, that there is an older age cohort that is worrying about how they will continue renting. However, we are starting to deliver. The 25,000 homes that will be delivered are real.

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