The Coalition is pledging to deliver more than 300,000 homes by 2030The Government’s long-awaited housing plan will be unveiled on Thursday against a backdrop of a fall in new housing commencements and Opposition predictions that the new strategy will not be radical enough to tackle the crisis. However, the launch of the housing plan comes as new housing commencements fell to their lowest level since the Covid-19 lockdowns in the third quarter of 2025, raising fresh doubts about the Government’s housing commitments. The Irish Times previously reported the housing plan is to include delivery of 90,000 “starter homes” over five years. As many as 12,000 social homes and 15,000 affordable housing units could be delivered per year, on average, under the funding available for the plan. All of those strands are required to deal with the housing crisis.”Earlier, Mr Martin pushed back on suggestions the housing plan would not be radical, telling reporters: “This is the most unprecedented investment in housing ever.”
