World of Politics with Harry McGee

Last month, Minister for Housing James Browne announced that he was suspending a project to build almost 500 social homes. The homes were to be built under a public private partnership agreement (PPP) in six locations – three in Dublin; one in Sligo; one in Wicklow; and one in Kildare.

Under the deal, the construction would be financed privately and then rented out to tenants for 25 years at which time they would be transferred to the council.

But what made Browne baulk was the cost of each unit. At a meeting of Dublin City Council,........

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