Fianna Fáil TDs want councils to override public consultation to speed up building

One TD told the meeting: 'It feels like we’re not getting the results for the time and effort we’re putting in', with delivery of homes stuck at about 30,000 per year. Picture: iStock 

Fianna Fáil TDs are pressing for local councils to override public consultation on county development plans amid concerns about delays to the zoning of land for housing.

A special meeting of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party earlier this month, which was focused on housing, heard calls for red tape and bureaucracy to be removed across the board.