Ireland faces a critical shortage of planners, potentially hindering its efforts to address the housing crisis and build crucial infrastructure.
Shortages of trained planners in local councils and the private sector are hindering efforts to address Ireland 's housing crisis and build key projects. The Irish Planning Institute, a professional body, asserts that this lack of planners could jeopardize housing construction efforts. The Institute anticipates that the Department of Enterprise will soon clarify its plans regarding the inclusion of planners on the Critical Skills Occupation List.
In October 2023, Minister for Housing and Local Government Darragh O’Brien pledged to add the profession to this list, as outlined in his ministerial action plan. The Department of Housing has approved additional planning posts in local authorities in 2023, reducing the initial shortfall, but this doesn't account for the demand in the private sector. Despite a 2023 submission, a government interdepartmental group on migration concluded that insufficient evidence supported the inclusion of planners on the critical skills list
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