Government makes 375 acres available for affordable housing

MORE THAN 375 acres of Government-owned land have been assigned for use as affordable housing, the latest official figures show.

Four Government departments have made 12 sites throughout the country available as part of a drive to provide 10,000 low-cost housing units nationwide.

The largest tract of land is 81 hectares of Department of Defence-owned property in Gormanston, Co Meath.