Tag Archives: Housing policy

The Government fell short of its target for new social housing construction last year, delivering more than 1,400 fewer homes than planned under the Housing for All strategy. Minister for Housing James Browne acknowledged the shortfall, stating that each local authority is now expected to make every effort to hit their 2025 goals. The 2023 goal was to deliver 9,300 …

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has firmly opposed the idea of reintroducing broad tax reliefs for developers, arguing that such incentives, reminiscent of those from the Celtic Tiger era, proved to be excessively costly and difficult to target effectively. Speaking from Brussels, he emphasized that previous tax breaks had significant financial consequences and that he would strongly advise against their …