Decision on housing land exemption taken after heavy lobbying by developers

New documents from the Department of Housing reveal that representatives of builders claimed the cost of private homes would be driven up if the land was not exempted

Darragh O’Brien, the Minister for Housing, recently announced a new requirement in the Housing For All plan under which developers are obliged to set aside 10 per cent of homes for social housing and 10 per cent for affordable housing. Picture: Conor McCabe