Strategic plan says country will need 500,000 homes in next two decades

Ireland will need an extra 600,000 jobs and 500,000 more homes over the next two decades.

That is one of the key messages to emerge from ‘Ireland 2040 — Our Plan’, the Government’s long-term strategic planning framework for future growth and prosperity, a draft of which was published late last night.

The plan will guide national, regional, and local planning opportunities throughout the country together with investment decisions for at least the next two decades.