Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Many local authorities, including Limerick City and County Council, Sligo County Council, the already-mentioned Dublin City Council, Galway City Council and South Dublin County Council, effectively provide exemptions from development contributions for all forms of social and affordable housing. The Deputy’s colleague is obviously a member of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. It is the councillors who make this decision. The Government brought out an activation measure to get housing projects under way. We want to see a co-ordinated approach. The Deputy will appreciate there is a separation of powers between local authority members and the Government. It is something councillors look for. They have that in terms of development contribution levies. I suggest the Deputy talk to her councillor colleague about looking at it in his local authority.

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