In criticism of the Government’s handling of the housing crisis, opposition parties are at the forefront. However, opposition parties have been accused of voting against housing by councillors opposing transfers of land to developers. When opposition housing spokespersons come out guns blazing after Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien announces new plans to help solve the housing crisis, he addresses some of their concerns but does not fail to question why they keep opposing projects without providing viable solutions. Lecturer in housing and planning in Technological University Dublin, Lorcan Sirr, said the “supply, supply, supply” narrative is “very simplistic”. “Where there are votes to sell public lands to private developers, we would absolutely vote against that,” said People Before Profit councillor Tina McVeigh.

Source: Irish Independent May 28, 2021 01:34 UTC