'Blood on the floor' as TDs set to clash on new housing quango

Housing minister to face down calls at Oireachtas Housing Committee to prevent State from allowing private developers to build on public land

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Sharp clashes are expected today as the Government is set to battle with the Opposition over its controversial Land Development Agency.

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien is to face down calls at the Oireachtas Housing Committee to prevent the State from allowing private developers to build on public land when amendments on the LDA bill are debated.