The incoming coalition has the money and the opportunity to tackle the housing and infrastructure shortages, but has it got the drive to learn from the failures of its last term?
It has the money and the opportunity to tackle the housing and infrastructure shortages, but has it got the drive to learn from the failures of its last term?
The job facing it is to use these resources available much more efficiently than its predecessor, and leave a real legacy of housing and improved social and economic infrastructure from this period of plenty. Using the fruits of current growth to lay the basis for the future makes perfect sense.Ireland risks being caught in the middle of Trump’s tax warThis week, there was a warning sign that needs to be heeded.
The only bright spot was mentioned by the Taoiseach. It was a new co-ordination unit for housing in the Department of the Taoiseach, with more information promised on this. This may be a positive. A key recommendation of the commission was for a new housing delivery oversight executive, though it was to be independent and have a significant expert input.
The new planning bill is designed to remove some of the logjams, but has its critics, too. It will take months to implement, and in the meantime there are things that can be done quickly. Think tankhas identified a few potential quick wins, such as lifting the cap on development in the eastern and midland regions in the National Planning Framework, as recommended by the housing commission. Currently, shortages of zoned land are slowing development in these areas.
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