State's affordable housing agency to build 13,000 homes by 2030 (and most of them are in Dublin)
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State's affordable housing agency to build 13,000 homes by 2030 (and most of them are in Dublin)
• The Land Development Agency said it is “firmly in our plans” to expand beyond cities in the future, but its immediate plans are focused on urban areas.
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