Row over Limerick plans to develop modular rental properties

Projected 2,000 units in Limerick City slashed to 150 as Government downgrades plan and cuts staff provision from six to two

Two prototype modular homes installed in Limerick City in September. Mayor John Moran has written to the Department of Housing about the reduction from six to two of the staff sanction. Picture: Manon Gilbart

A row has broken out between the Department of Housing and the Mayor of Limerick over plans to develop small, modular rental properties in the city, with aspirations to deliver 2,000 units now slashed to just 150.

John Moran, the elected mayor of Limerick, said a decision by the Government to reduce staffing for the project “fundamentally jeopardises the delivery of the programme”.