Martin Colreavy
Head of Strategic Delivery, Coordination and Urban Advisory Unit, DHLGH
Martin Colreavy leads the Strategic Delivery, Coordination & Urban Advisory Unit whose core priorities focus on the implementation of Housing Affordability via capital programmes such as the Affordable Housing Fund (AHF), Cost Rental Equity Loan (CREL) while enabling Housing for All Actions such as Croí Cónaithe Cities Scheme and the Land Development Agency delivery programmes. In 2024, his unit was responsible for developing a revised Affordable Housing Strategy, following a review of the National Planning Framework.
From 2018 – 2021, Martin was a member of the senior management team in the Planning and Urban Policy Division of DHLGH, with responsibility for EU/Urban Policy and Regeneration including advisory to the €2 billion capital investment programme under the National Development Plan (Urban Regeneration and Development Fund) and the new Towns Centre First Programme.
From 2008 – 2018 he was the Chief Architectural Advisor/Principal Officer in the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and head of business for Built Heritage, Architectural Policy and Strategic Infrastructure.
Martin will facilitate the Helsinki: Vision and Masterplanning session on Wednesday 26 March.
