Contracts signed for 247 cost-rental apartments in Dublin 

Project Tosaigh aims to 'unlock' land in private ownership that has planning permission but where delivery has stalled due to financing and other constraints.

Contracts have been signed for the first 247 Dublin homes under the Government's Project Tosaigh scheme.

The scheme was announced last year and sees the Land Development Agency (LDA) work with developers on sites which have full planning permissions but have not commenced work.