Tusla says it's an offence to run an unregistered children’s home, but it places children in them anyways
So how does it square the circle?
“We are trying to lease the entire development to the government,” said Maurice Gillick of Platinum Land.
The landowners lobbied for the change and told councillors they plan to develop affordable housing there. Some councillors worry they’ll just flip it once its value rises.
Developers are not the only option in town when it comes to building houses, particularly on local authority-owned land.