Vienna-style housing plan is needed - Cork Chamber

Investment fund and subsidy scheme provides loans and land

Cork Chamber President Ronan Murray and CEO Conor Healy at the launch of their Pre-Budget Submission. Photography By Gerard McCarthy

A Vienna-style urban housing investment fund should be set up in Ireland to help tackle the housing crisis, Cork Chamber has said in its pre-budget submission.

The business representative body has called on the Government to mandate the Irish Strategic Investment Fund (Isif) to set up the investment fund to accelerate the delivery of much-needed housing.