Housing action plan: ‘Delivery will require high level of political leadership’

Organisations in the social housing and construction sectors have backed the plan, but warned that it must be delivered no matter what government takes power in future.

The Irish Council for Social Housing welcomed its publication, but CEO Donal McManus said “a continued high level of political leadership will be required” for it to make a real impact.

“We particularly welcome the measures to underpin the work of housing associations including development of a co-ordination unit to assist housing association supply, the commitment to provide state land to housing associations and to support an SPV [Special Purpose Vehicle] for the sector to utilise finance from non-state sources,” he said.