Tánaiste 'confident' about exceeding this year's housing target but 'worried' about next year

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar makes keynote address during Fine Gael Ard Fheis. Image: PA THE TÁNAISTE HAS said he is “worried” about the government’s ability to deliver 30,000 homes next year.

However, Varadkar pointed to a “construction slowdown” and added that the government will “redouble our efforts and intervene in any way we can to make sure that we exceed 30,000 next year”. Varadkar pointed to “real constraints” such as availability of labour and materials, as well as the cost of materials.He told On The Record: “While there is an underspend at the moment that looks very large, I do think that by the end of the year, if there is an underspend at all, that underspend will be much less.”He added that as a result, “it sometimes makes sense to move spending from one quarter into the next”.

There definitely is no end to this cretin

Ireland has a government, first I heard of it.

Any plans for gender equality push in this sector? Or is it only too board positions they’re after?

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