Land Development Agency Bill will 'strip powers from local authorities', Dáil hears

The bill would enable councils to transfer public land to the agency without a vote from councillors

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien: 'Local government and council will be the main driver of public housing, both social and affordable, and I want that to continue.'

The Government's Land Development Agency Bill is a threat to local democracy, the Dáil has been told.

The bill, which would put the Land Development Agency (LDA) on a statutory footing, underwent its third day of debate in the Dáil on Wednesday, with Opposition TDs criticising the bill's treatment of local authorities.