Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns said that it is 'pathetic' that it has taken the Land Development Agency (LDA) five years to compile a report on the number of homes that could be built on land owned by the State
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned there will be constraints in delivering the 67,000 potential homes on State-owned lands.
A further 17,440 homes are proposed on Class 2 sites, which are considered to have medium to long-term potential, while there are a further 39,710 on long-term, Class 3 sites, bringing the total potential number of homes to 66,910. The report was brought up in the Dáil by both Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald.
"How in the middle of a housing disaster when the Government claims it is pulling out all the stops has it taken the LDA five years to complete a review of the State's property assets?"The abject failure of the LDA to live up to the Taoiseach's promises is just the latest betrayal in housing. We were promised 150,000 homes within 20 years. At the current rate of delivery, there is not a hope of that target being met.
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