Minister Coveney visits Fingal County Council

The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Simon Coveney, TD, paid a visit to Fingal County Council today (Monday) and met with councillors and staff in a series of meetings.

Cllr. Tom O'Leary,Cllr. Kieran Dennison, Minister Simon Coveney, Cllr. Eithne Loftus, Cllr. Ted Leddy, Cllr. Anthoony Lavin

The Minister met with Fine Gael Councillors for forty minutes on his plans for solving the housing crisis through the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan before addressing the full Council. 

Fine Gael group leader Councillor Kieran Dennison said that the Minister's plan is the first clear roadmap to provide for Ireland's housing needs in the years ahead. This is an action-driven plan that will result in a dramatic increase in the delivery of homes nationwide, This is essential to solve the current housing shortage and secure our economic growth."

Earlier he had met with Fingal County Council Chief Executive Paul Reid, his Executive Management Team and Senior Executives from the Housing and Community Department.

“Both meetings were very constructive and we had an open and constructive exchange of views,” said Mr Reid. “The Minister was very complimentary of the efforts that Fingal County Council is making to address the housing crisis and we updated him on progress to date, what we have planned and what we need to implement those plans.”