The Irish Times

An agreement to clear local authority housing lists within the next five years should be included in any new partnership agreement between government and the social partners, the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has said. However the institute warned that if the project was to be attempted, there would have to be "serious upgrading" of the capacity of local authorities and housing associations".
In its submission to the social partners on plans to increase spending on local authority and affordable housing schemes, contained in the National Development Plan, Mr Jim Coady, vice-president of the institute, said a number of issues, including capacity and build-quality, needed to be addressed if the current housing shortage was to be alleviated.