Nothing has come of minister’s plea to the Catholic Church for land to address housing crisis at either local or state level
There is little evidence to show that the proposal ever resulted in formal engagement between any diocese and state agencies
Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien. Photo: Gareth Chaney
Ellen Coyne
Darragh O’Brien’s plea to the Irish Catholic Church for land to be used for housing has come to nothing, 18 months on from the unusual intervention.
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