By Gráinne Ní Aodha, PATaoiseach Simon Harris has said that “it is not right” that social housing delivery has not reduced the number of people who are homeless. The Fine Gael leader defended the government’s record on housing and said he did not believe two schemes for first-time buyers were inflating house prices. Mr Harris also said that he expected house prices to fall when around 50,000-60,000 homes a year are being built. On homelessness, the official Department of Housing figures show there were 14,760 people in emergency accommodation at the end of September, including 4,561 children – both record highs. “I think what is inflationary is the lack of supply and, obviously, we’ve made a lot of progress on supply.

Source: The Herald November 22, 2024 16:00 UTC