Green Party concern apartments exempt from rules on block-purchase of homes.
The Transport Minister says all Government Departments have a responsibility to 'be flexible' if they have access to empty public lands.
Eamon Ryan says using under-utilised sites to build cost-rental and affordable housing is a way to bring down land costs.
It's reported Minister Ryan and his Green Party colleagues have expressed concerns new rules against investment funds block buying housing would not apply to apartments.
Eamon Ryan says the Government is treating the housing crisis in the same way as the pandemic:

Aerosol Misuse In Kildare Raises Fears Of Sudden Death Risk Among Teens
New Housing Plan Could See Kildare County Council Bidding Against First-Time Buyers
Remembrance Service For JoJo Dullard: Parish Marks Three Decades Since Disappearance
Local Property Tax Deadline Extended To Wednesday
Lawless Rejects Claim He Let Apprenticeship Exam Leak Scandal "Fester"
Three Teenagers Arrested In Connection With Rioting At Citywest Hotel Last Month
Alleged Admissions Row Ignites Between Leixlip Schools Over Irish V English Language Pathways
BreastCheck To Fall Short Of Screening Target For Third Year Running