Housing Commission report suggests underlying housing deficit of up to 256,000 homes

Commission calls for ‘radical strategic reset of housing policy’ as Sinn Féin say leaked findings are ‘damning indictment’ of GovernmentThe Housing Commission has called for a “radical strategic reset of housing policy” and suggested that there is an underlying housing deficit in Ireland of up to 256,000 homes, RTÉ reported this morning.for the past two weeks, though it is not expected to be published before he brings the issue to Cabinet, due in the coming weeks.

Speaking to RTÉ’s Morning Ireland on Tuesday, Mr Ó Broin said on the latest Housing Commission report: “This isn’t just a report. These people are involved in the delivery of housing every day, the country’s leading experts and practitioners, and what they’re telling us is that the Government’s housing plan isn’t working ”

Labour leader Ivana Bacik said the report is a damning indictment of the government’s failure to address the housing crisis. On his way into this morning’s Cabinet meeting Taoiseach Simon Harris told reporters he was “very proud” of the work under way on housing. He said that “last year more than 32,000 homes were built and this year so far we’ve seen over 30,000 commence construction already ... so there are encouraging signs”.

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

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