Clare Daly has lodged nine letters of objection opposing plans for more than 300 homes

The independent TD Clare Daly, who has criticised the government over the housing shortage, has lodged nine letters of objection to councils over the past 20 months opposing plans for more than 300 homes at a variety of sites in Dublin.

Among the planned schemes to which she objected were 173 homes for Swords in north Dublin, 47 houses in Malahide, and 41 homes in Lusk. In at least one of the plans, the developers had promised to build affordable homes, pointing out that they had already delivered 97 units in the area.

The government has pledged to build 25,000 houses a year by 2021, including 47,000 social housing units. However, some politicians who have been vocal about the housing crisis are continuing to oppose