Taoiseach Micheál Martin turning the sod on the Railyard Apartments, a new social and affordable housing development at Albert Quay in the Docklands area of Cork city. Photograph: Darragh KaneTaoiseach Micheál Martin acknowledged that more progress needs to be made on housing delivery if Ireland is to reach its goal of delivering more than 50,000 accommodation units over a sustained period of time. Mr Martin said the Government delivered more than 30,000 units last year but more needed to be done to cater for continued population growth. When you add that to the over 200 units at the Railyard project, you are looking at very, very significant housing. Cork City Council have been very forward looking in driving on housing developments in the city,” he said.

Source: The Irish Times January 13, 2026 06:20 UTC