Housing

Labour calls on Darragh O’Brien to intervene over Johnny Ronan Poolbeg deal

Number of affordable units in government proposal to developer is significantly below what was previously agreed

Darragh O’Brien, Minister for Housing. Picture: RollingNews.ie

Ivana Bacik, the Labour Party leader, has called on the Department of Housing to clarify details of a proposed deal with a consortium led by Johnny Ronan for the delivery of affordable homes at Poolbeg in Dublin.

The Business Post reported last week that the department and Dublin City Council are finalising an agreement with the developers at Poolbeg for the first phase of the former Irish Glass Bottle site’s redevelopment, however the number of ...