Yesterday, the Government launched what Taoiseach Micheál Martin described as an "unprecedented" housing strategy underpinned by €4 billion in guaranteed State funding annually for the next five years.Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Mr O'Callaghan said there was a clear promise from Fianna Fáil in the last election that they were going to build 10,000 affordable homes each year that they were in government, but that it is "missing" from this plan.
Mr O’Callaghan said that ultimately the plan sets out less social housing to be delivered next year than the projections for this year. Brian Coogan said the Government should adopt a "combined approach" where it looks at both overseas recruitment fairs, particularly in South Africa and Brazil, and also embark on an incentive to encourage Irish trades people to come back to Ireland to work.
Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien said that those who feel they have no stake in the housing market are the Government's priority within the Housing for All Plan, which has very clear on actions on home ownership.
There’s plenty of rural houses in towns and villages that could be done up for to buy or rent .make grants available to the current owners
The question ultimately is does govt want house prices, land prices and rents to fall? Solution requires that but political will or courage doesn’t seem to be there so taxpayer propping up a dysfunctional market and affordability a myth for who knows how many more generations
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