'Time to bang heads together' at Land Development Agency to tackle housing, says Taoiseach

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St Kevin's Hospital, which is being developed by the Land Development Agency in Cork. Picture: Larry Cummins

Ministers have sharply criticised the “glacial pace” of delivering land to build homes by State agencies, with Taoiseach Micheál Martin saying “it is time to bang heads together”.

At Thursday's Cabinet meeting, ministers discussed the transfer of land from agencies to the Land Development Agency (LDA) with Mr Martin demanding swifter action.