ICTU call for €1bn investment in Budget 2018 to tackle housing crisis

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions have called for for a €1bn home-building fund, compulsory purchase orders and an expidited introduction of a Vacant Site Levy to address the homelessness crisis.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions have called for for a €1bn home-building fund, compulsory purchase orders and an expedited introduction of a Vacant Site Levy to address the homelessness crisis.

ICTU has told the Finance Minister that a failure to properly tackle the Housing Crisis in Budget 2018 would see Ireland “pay a high price in terms of future social cohesion, damage to future growth prospects and increased living costs for working people.”