Public Private Partnerships
Dail Éireann — 2025-07-01
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Rory Hearne (SD), Dublin North-West

It has confounded and upset many people in communities where these social housing projects were due to be delivered. Two are in my constituency, Ballymun and Whitehall. These areas have high levels of social housing need. It is deeply upsetting and disappointing. Can the Minister guarantee they will be delivered according to the original planned timeframe?
I wrote my PhD and a book 14 years ago critiquing the public-private partnership model as an expensive model that would lead to delays. Unfortunately, Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael did not listen to me or the proposals we made. Will the Minister clarify whether this is the end of the PPP model for delivering social housing?

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Sitting date: 2025-07-01