Government urged to scrap new affordable housing scheme 

Officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the Economic and Social Research Institute, and the Central Bank have all warned against the scheme, which they believe will push up house prices

Dublin City Council's Fine Gael councillors wrote to the housing minister, urging him to scrap the shared equity scheme in the Government’s affordable housing plan.

The Government has been called on to scrap its new affordable housing scheme.

The call comes after Dublin City Council's Fine Gael councillors wrote to the housing minister, urging him to scrap the shared equity scheme in the Government’s affordable housing plan.