‘Government refuses to acknowledge that at the heart of the housing crisis is an affordability crisis,’ Social Democrats Cian O’Callaghan saysMinister for Housing Darragh O’Brien: Different local authorities face different challenges and there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/CollinsThe Government failed to reach its social and affordable housing delivery targets in 2023, with a shortfall of almost 2,700 homes.
Monaghan County Council had the fewest newbuild properties at 12, followed by Cavan County Council and Donegal County Council .Separately, some 4,011 affordable houses came on stream in 2023, despite a target of 5,500 for the year. Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien said different local authorities faced different challenges and it was clear that there was no one-size-fits-all solution.
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