Micheal Martin conceded there was currently not enough redevelopment of urban sites that have previously been built on
The Government must do more to stimulate the building of apartments on brownfield sites, the Taoiseach has said.
Mr Martin declined to be drawn on whether the Government would seek to incentivise developers with tax breaks in the autumn budget but he acknowledged there was a need for more private sector investment. "The first point I would make is we do need more private sector investment, and I think we need to work on what’s the optimum mechanisms and policy instruments we can use to bring more private sector investment into the building of apartments, particularly in brownfield sites," he said.
He added: "We’re going to work collectively on it. We’re going to work through what’s the most effective way to do it.
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