O'Brien faces committee grilling over Land Development Agency bill

The bill has been criticised by county councillors who are worried that their planning powers will be diminished and by the opposition which has called the bill "'not fit for purpose'. File picture

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien will face a grilling on Tuesday on one of his key pieces of legislation, which has had more than 150 amendments suggested by the opposition.

Mr O'Brien will face the Oireachtas Housing Committee as the Land Development Agency (LDA) Bill goes to committee stage. Mr O'Brien has said the bill will put the agency on a legislative footing, allowing it to deliver thousands of homes on state lands.