A new report has revealed that only 32,000 homes will be built in Ireland this year, far short of the Government's target of 33,450 for 2025. The Mitchell McDermott report also warns that current trends indicate the Government is unlikely to reach its goal of 300,000 homes by 2030. The opposition has called for the Government to scrap its current housing plan and implement a more radical approach to address the housing crisis.
The furious opposition has called on the Government to rip up its housing plan and start over as a new report warned that just 32,000 homes will be built this year.
It also warns that “unless drastic measures are introduced immediately, there is little chance of the Government reaching its target of 300,000 homes by 2030”. In order for the State to hit this target, there would need to be a 16 per cent increase in new houses and apartments and a 5 per cent increase in one-off homes year on year, it stated.
The figures come just weeks after recent CSO figures suggest that 30,330 homes were completed in 2024. This is despite Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael repeating throughout the General Election that there would be 40,000 new homes last year. “The time for bluff and bluster is over. The new Minister for Housing has an opportunity to change course. If he fails, supply will stagnate, house prices and rents will continue to rise and council waiting lists and numbers in emergency accommodation will continue to grow.”
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