Labour is calling on the Government to urgently establish an affordable housing scheme for the development of Clonburris in west Dublin which is a designated Strategic Development Zone (SDZ).

Spokesperson on Affordable Housing, Joanna Tuffy, said the development is expected to eventually have over 8000 houses.

She said: "Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2015 requires that a percentage of the houses built at Clonburris will be Social and Affordable Housing.

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"However an affordable Housing element might be absent unless the Government steps in and implements a National Affordable Housing Scheme without delay.

"There was previously a National Affordable Housing Scheme in place but this was discontinued. Affordable housing schemes are aimed at helping low income families to buy their own homes.

"These families would usually have incomes above the income thresholds for social housing but struggle to afford to buy or rent on the open market."

(CD)