The Wicklow county manager and his colleagues across the country say the process for accessing state funds to subsidise the construction of affordable homes is too complex.
The City and County Managers' Association will tell an Oireachtas Committee later that local authorities need the Serviced Site Fund "simplified".
188 million euro of the fund of 310 million will subsidise 2,340 new homes by 2023 -- but fewer than half of those will be ready by the end of 2022
Local TD Helps Gardaí To Remove Knife From A Distressed Man's Possession Near Leinster House
Wicklow Wexford Fine Gael TD steps in help dislodge a knife from the possession of a man who appeared distressed on Kildare street in Dublin this week
Fire Crews Successfully Battle Major Gorse Fire In Glencree National Park Overnight
Garda Renew Appeal For Info On Paul 'Frank' Byrne Found Murdered In Blessington
Nearly 1,000 Wicklow Children in Oversized Primary School Classes, TD Reveals
Malcolm Byrne calls for urgent teacher recruitment as figures show 984 pupils in classes of 30 or more across the county
Uisce Éireann Warning As Six-Week Hosepipe Ban Takes In Stretches Along The N11 In Wicklow
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