Housing Crisis in Ireland

Dublin Government Considers Ambitious Plan to Build 50,000 Homes Annually Amid Housing Crisis

In response to Ireland’s housing crisis, Prime Minister Leovaradkar announced that the government is contemplating a significant increase in its home construction target, aiming for 50,000 homes per year. The National Development Plan initially proposed 33,000 homes annually, a figure criticized by the ESR as insufficient given the country’s population. While not fully endorsing the … Read more

Ireland announces multibillion-euro plan to fix housing crisis

A multi-billion euro housing strategy is set to be launched by the government on Thursday and will include a detailed breakdown of ‘guaranteed spending plans for the next five years. The plan, which includes a guarantee of 20 billion euros ($24 billion) of state funding over the first five years, is aimed at increasing homebuilding … Read more