In the coming weeks, the EU is due to unveil its affordable housing plan and Ireland has sent officials to the European Commission to aid in its work. The Department of Housing has seconded two officials to Brussels to work on the file, which is expected to be hotly debated and contested amongst the various arms of the EU before being finalised. Ireland has deployed officials under the Seconded National Expert (SNE) programme, which allows for member states to deploy personnel to EU institutions or agencies to work on particular policies. “The Department supports the SNE programme to the EU…

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