Calls to curb large-scale social housing in parts of Kerry

Councillors told big social housing estates built for approved housing bodies 'don’t work' and lead to anti-social behaviour

There was 'a new breed of homeless now', with working people who could not purchase their own house and who would not qualify for social housing, council told. File picture

Councillors in Kerry are calling for curbs on large-scale social housing developments, claiming such schemes lead to anti-social behaviour, with a mix of social and affordable housing a better option. 

Fine Gael councillor Bobby O’Connell told a municipal meeting that "no more than 20%" of the 67-house development planned for Castleisland should be allocated for social housing, saying "we are forgetting about the people who get up early in the morning and go to work and pay their taxes".