Power in councillors’ hands: Ahern

Power in councillors’ hands: Ahern

Publishing figures showing a record 69,000 house completions last year, Junior Environment Minister Noel Ahern said only one-in-five applications for one-off housing is refused and outside of Dublin, almost 60% of housing is once-off.

Mr Ahern said there was a lot of fuss about one-off housing, particularly outside of Dublin, but by influencing and amending the county development plan within guidelines, councillors could ensure a balance was achieved.