Ireland has begun the biggest social house building programme in a generation, the Taoiseach said. Ireland has begun the biggest social house building programme in a generation, the Taoiseach said. Leo Varadkar claimed Fianna Fail’s housing policies were “bankrupt”, “empty” and lacked substance as he promised 10-11,000 new social properties for those who cannot afford their own accommodation. “People want to be able to buy a place near where they grew up.”This is the biggest social housing programme in a generation Leo VaradkarRecently Mr Varadkar turned the sod at a 40 million euro development in Cork, the first affordable purchase housing scheme in the country but said he was also aware of the wider challenges. He added: “This is the biggest social housing programme in a generation.”People are suffering out there because of the lack of housing in this country Micheal MartinFianna Fail leader Micheal Martin told the Dail the Government was blaming everybody but themselves for homelessness.

Source: Irish Independent November 19, 2019 15:33 UTC