Darragh O’Brien said there is a ‘big challenge’ with regard to new arrivals
Mr O’Brien was speaking after The Irish Times reported internal Housing Commission research showing up to 62,000 new homes may be needed every year up to 2050 to keep up with demographic and other pressures.He said the Housing Commission, which was appointed by the Government, will report to him in July, and will bring a plan forward for “a stable and secure housing system in Ireland that transcends governments, that isn’t just dependent on one government coming in and changing tack”.
“That is in my view a very significant result in what was a difficult year with supply chain cost inflation as well on both labour and materials.” Mr O’Brien said he acknowledged not everybody felt it, but that progress was being made under the government’s Housing for All plan. “There’s still a heck of a lot more to do,” he said.
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