Government accused of trying to 'conceal' data on housing starts due to funding delays for projects

Housing projects affected by the stalling of funding are due to be built by Approved Housing Bodies but a row between the Departments of Housing and Public Expenditure before last year’s general election meant the funding was not provided.

The Government has been accused of burying statistics for housing starts due to a slowdown in getting projects approved and funded.

Following a complaint to her office, Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy is now investigating why the statistics on various social and affordable housing projects have not been provided after repeated attempts by Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin to get the information through parliamentary questions.