Simon sees 33% rise in demand for services

The Government has accepted it cannot rely on the private rental market to solve the housing crisis, according to the CEO of the Simon Communities of Ireland.

“I think the Government really realises now they can’t depend on the rental market and that strategy, going back over the years, was flawed,” said Sam McGuinness.

“That may have been because of the economic climate, Government was saying it has to be the rental market that supplies the accommodation and that’s because they possibly didn’t have the money and couldn’t loosen up the purse strings for building so their opportunity was hampered.”