LDA will 'replace county councils' in housing development, TDs warned

Richard Boyd Barrett makes claim in Oireachtas housing committee debate on amendments to Land Development Agency Bill as Eoin Ó Broin clashes with Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien told the meeting that "the time for talking is over" on the delivery of housing, a comment Richard Boyd Barrett called "a masterclass in sophistry". Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

The Land Development Agency will "replace county councils" in the development of housing, an Oireachtas committee has been warned.

People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett made the warning during an Oireachtas housing committee debate on amendments to the Land Development Agency (LDA) Bill.