Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that housing targets need to be revised upwards as the current levels are “totally inadequate” given the current shortage.
However, speaking at the National Economic Dialogue, the Taoiseach said that the targets must be revised upwards. “It’s also an economic concern. In a very tight labour market, we need to expand our housing stock to facilitate an expanding economy. Asked by the Irish Mirror what these increased targets would be, Mr Varadkar said that work is ongoing by both the Housing Commission and the ESRI to examine targets.“I know when I was first appointed to Government there were only about 7,000 new homes being built a year. It's now 30,000, a four-fold increase in the number of new homes being built.
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