Housing

Darragh O’Brien casts doubt over McVerry Trust’s role in future housing projects

Housing minister says ministerial appointments will be made to the board of the embattled homelessness charity

Darragh O’Brien: ‘We’ve got to look at what the future scale of the organisation would be in so far as what it can be and its role in housing developments or not into the future.’ Picture: Fergal Phillips

Darragh O’Brien has cast doubt over the Peter McVerry Trust’s future involvement in major housing projects following an unprecedented €15 million government bailout last month.

The minister for housing was speaking after a series of reports in the Business Post revealed financial and governance issues at the housing and homeless charity.

In November, the government approved emergency funding on an exceptional basis for the organisation. However the trust has been blocked from disposing of properties ...