There have been 293 applications to enter a lottery for 16 affordable homes being built in south Dublin.
The three-bedroom duplexes are a pilot scheme in the Kilcarbery Grange development in Clondalkin.
The homes are being built beside 120 hectare Corkagh Park, which is one of the biggest in Dublin.
The homes will be available for a minimum price of €245,600 and a maximum of €285,300 depending on the household income, which has to be below €73,362
Each household will have to have a minimum of three people, be mortgage-approved first-time buyers and 50% of the successful applicants will have to be living in the South Dublin County Council area.
The council will take an equity stake with the share depending on the reduction from the market rates which ranges from 10% to 20%.
The Kilcarbery Grange scheme consists of 1,034 homes in total being developed by Adwood, a joint venture of the Maplewood and Grandbrind Groups, with the council.
Under the deal, which involves public land, 70% will be sold privately and 30% for public housing including affordable, social and cost rental.
The scheme was opposed by Sinn Féin, People Before Profit and Solidarity, but was narrowly passed by a vote of councillors.
Similar deals with developers in the city council area such as Oscar Traynor and O'Devaney have been delayed or amended following opposition by councillors.
The closing date for applications for the first affordable homes closed on Monday 14 March, with 293 applications or 18 per house.
However, this is less demand than that shown for a cost rental scheme in Balbriggan, which attracted over 1,000 applications for 25 homes or 40 per house.
