Delivery of homes 'will be much better this year' says Taoiseach

Newly Built houses in Dublin, as new figures have revealed that Ireland had the fastest growing house prices in Europe during the summer of 2013 and 2014 increasing by 15\% compared to a European average of 2.3\%.

Housing is the single biggest challenge facing the government but the delivery of homes “will be much better this year” Taoiseach Micheál Martin has told the Dáil.

During sharp exchanges with Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald, Mr Martin accused the lead Opposition party of “sneakily” voting for housing schemes while publicly railing against them.