The United Bermuda Party is calling on Government to establish covenants that will ensure that the replacement housing at Ireland Island will always be for lower income families.The call comes in the wake of Public Works Minister Michael Weeks’ announcement that the $36 million project to build new housing for the residents on Victoria and Albert Row is to go ahead this summer.Mr Weeks lauded the project, which will eventually see 100 units built, as a “prudent example of sustainable development”.But the UBP’s interim leader Kim Swan said that while the announcement will be welcomed by “working class persons at the lower end of the wage scale” it comes at a time when a “huge surplus” in housing exists.“It may also draw raised eyebrows from some, questioning this type of housing in an area where government has plans for a mega yacht facility and marina.“Couple this with the already mentioned glut of housing and one could see a point,” he said last night.“We, the United Bermuda Party, nevertheless support housing for entry level income families and would encourage government to establish covenants to ensure that this development will always be for entry level lower income families.“We also call on Government/Wedco to make the development a model for low income housing.“Avoiding multi-storey structures, blending the development in with the landscape and topography, suitably placed trees, parks and gardens, and maintaining Bermudian architecture in an area of historic significance. We have a chance to do it right — and should.”The housing will be funded by Wedco but Mr Weeks explained on Friday that Government will be providing a shortfall guarantee for the project which would be repaid to the public coffers if it is taken up.