Letter to the Editor: Affordable housing is cost neutral to the State

Affordable purchase, where the land is provided at a discount by the state or local authorities even if development levies are waived, is at worst cost neutral, and can actually contribute directly to the exchequer.

People who benefit from the Ó Cualann model also have more disposable income to spend in their local community.

The Ó Cualann model is mentioned in Aoife Moore’s article article ‘Many issues unresolved in scramble to get coalition deal done’ (Irish Examiner, June 11).

There appears to be some misunderstanding in Fine Gael about how the model works. There is a perception that providing affordable housing is expensive for the state — it is not.