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# HOUSING SHORTAGE

Last week
28th May 2023 - 3rd June 2023
Voices
Opinion: The government cannot fix housing because their entire approach is flawed
Cian O’Callaghan of the Social Democrats is putting forward a motion today calling for a reversal of some government housing policies.
This year
2023
Voices
Dr Rory Hearne: Lifting the ban on evictions was an unforgivable act by a misguided government
The housing expert looks at the legacy of the government’s lifting of the evictions ban and outlines how systems work elsewhere in Europe.
Last year
2022
# daft rent report
Record high rent increases amid ongoing 'extreme' supply shortage
The latest Daft.ie report found that market rents have risen by 14.1% in the last 12 months.
Voices
Extract: 'Governments made decisions that led to your housing situation - you are not to blame'
Housing expert Dr Rory Hearne shares an extract from his new book ”Gaffs’ released this week.
Voices
Opinion: 'Tánaiste, Fine Gael's housing policy only benefits developers & vulture funds'
The SocDem’s Cian O’Callaghan responds to comments on the housing crisis made by Leo Varadkar in The Journal.
All time
# slim pickings
Unemployed and flying solo? Living in Leitrim might be your only option...
A new report from the Simon community has shown a rental market squeezed to the limit for those on state supports.
Voices
Are prefab villages really the future of housing?
Innovative solutions are required to solve the housing and homelessness crisis, not “off the shelf” solutions, writes Mary Hughes.
# empty shells
These are the regions with the most 'ghost estates' still left half-finished
Over three-quarters of all unfinished estates have people already living in them.
# Guaranteed Loser
Government's mortgage plan won't solve housing crisis - Davy
95 per cent mortgages are the solution to a problem, but it’s not a problem we have.
# Market Malfunction
What does this chart tell us about the Irish mortgage market?
New figures show a big jump in drawdowns, but concerns remain over the structure of the market.
# HOUSING SHORTAGE
Warning that Ireland's construction sector is facing a skills shortage
A new report shows that in 2013, just 8,301 residential units were completed, while in 2006 it was 89,000.