Plan to be launched today aims for 160,000 houses over next five years

A key measure to be announced will be a 'land-sharing value'. This would see landowners or developers forced to pay up to half the increase in the value of land which is rezoned for housing.

The much-delayed and anticipated document aimed at fixing the housing crisis will be published today and will set out targets for housing delivery to 2030.

The Government will this afternoon launch its Housing For All policy, aimed at tackling the housing crisis by spending €20bn over the next five years to see 160,000 homes built.

The document is expected to put a major focus on ending land hoarding and speculation, as well as cutting building costs and raise the productivity of the construction sector.