As ordinary people continue to bear the brunt of the State’s dire housing shortage, we examine the reasons for the crisis and look at possible solutions
Ireland faces a housing crisis with a shortage of affordable homes to buy and rent, causing hardship. Contributing factors include slow planning processes due to outdated frameworks, lengthy rezoning and litigation, limited large-scale developers, and financing challenges for smaller developers. Potential solutions involve updating the planning framework, streamlining rezoning, extending planning permissions, and fostering larger-scale development.
