Right now, Ireland’s housing system is not meeting the needs of enough of our people.
• There are not enough houses to buy or rent in the private sector.
• There are not enough houses being built by the State for those who need social housing.
• Housing has become increasingly unaffordable for the ‘squeezed middle’ who would once have expected to be able to purchase their own home.
• Too many people are experiencing homelessness or are unable to access appropriate housing.
• The cost of building housing is too high.
• Too much vacant housing stock remains unused.
• Our housing stock needs to be more environmentally friendly.

Underpinned by commitments in the Programme for Government, over the last year the Government has taken ambitious action to address these issues while developing the Housing for All Plan. These measures have ranged from new affordability measures to enhancing social housing delivery.