Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 June 2014
159. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way he is making housing affordable; his plans to introduce another affordable housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27804/14]
View answerThe Government’s 2011 Housing Policy Statement announced the standing down of all affordable housing schemes in the context of a full review of Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2013. Details regarding the review are available on my Department’s website: http://www.environ.ie/en/DevelopmentHousing/Housing/PublicConsultations/. The Government’s recently published Construction 2020 – A Strategy for a Renewed Construction Sector aims to build a competitive, innovative, and sustainable construction sector. Action 9 of the strategy provides that the review of Part V will be completed in Q2 of 2014. It is anticipated that any legislative changes required on foot of the review will be incorporated into the General Scheme of a Planning Bill, which is currently in preparation.
