Dáil debates
Tuesday, 11 July 2023
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
3:50 pm
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
We had quite a long discussion on this at Cabinet today. A range of positive things is happening in terms of modern methods of construction. We will see much more social housing delivered using this technology - about 1,700 homes this year and next year - to show that this can be done cost effectively and produce quality homes while doing it. The Deputy asked about higher buildings using certain timber products and so on which are being used in other parts of Europe but not in Ireland. That requires some further work and we are looking to move quickly on that to ensure that that more sustainable and more efficient modern method of construction can be used here. It can already be used in two-storey buildings but for buildings with three storeys or more there are safety issues that need to be resolved.
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