Housing target not viable says Ahern

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern yesterday questioned whether 10,000 affordable houses could be delivered as part of a new national pay deal.

The trade union leadership has been citing the proposal as one of the key selling points in its bid to get the deal approved by its members.

However, Mr Ahern said while unions were seeking to have 10,000 houses built under the initiative, he believed this was not possible.