Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

I acknowledge the urgent local need to advance these particular projects and also the fact that they have full planning permission. The Department of housing is now working with the National Development Finance Agency and all the local authorities to see how we can advance these projects through an alternative delivery strategy. They are also reviewing future public-private partnerships bundles so that we can deliver social homes at a better unit cost and deliver more of them with the overall Exchequer allocation that is made in the medium term.

I will reflect on what the Deputy said and pass on his comments to the Minister, Deputy Browne, who is keen to advance these units with the delivery partners and local authorities.

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