Wealthy developers ‘gain most’ in land swap

WEALTHY property developers stand to gain the most from a new Government scheme to provide affordable housing, the Opposition warned last night.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern unveiled the initiative at the conference of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) in Belfast.

The move follows criticism that only 800 housing units out of 10,000 promised in the Sustaining Progress social partnership agreement of 2003 have so far been built.