Image: Oireachtas.ie Image: Oireachtas.ie TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR weighed in on the topic of co-living in the Dáil today, saying it would only represent a very small percentage of the houses planned for the country.
Minister Murphy has been heavily criticised of late over the planned co-living spaces, with critics saying they do not offer enough space to tenants and do not present a long-term solution to Ireland’s housing woes.He said co-living is designed for young, working professionals who are willing to make “certain sacrifices around space so they can live closer to work, at a more affordable rent”.
“Of those 25k new homes… perhaps 1%, maybe four or five developments will be co-living… it’s not going to replace traditional houses and apartments but it is another option for some people,” he said. The Bartra Capital Property Group has applied to An Bord Pleanála for permission to build a five-floor building on Eblana Avenue in Dun Laoghaire. If approved the plans would see the demolition of all existing buildings on the 2,629 square metre site and the construction of a 6,501 square metre building with 208 “single occupancy bedspaces”.
Ireland doesnt have a housing crisis, Ireland has an immigration crisis.
Who in there right mind would want to live in a place like that?