Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome today's housing completion numbers that show completions are up by more than 7,000 to 28,000, which is the highest in more than 15 years. The total of 45,000 planning permissions is also the highest of the past 15 years. What is clear is that while 80% of housing permissions are being completed, only 40% of apartment permissions are being built and completed. How have the two Land Development Agency initiatives to activate these delayed permissions done? Can more be done to drive the commencement of apartment developments?

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