Taoiseach orders OPW to identify land for modular housing as targets missed

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has asked the OPW to both identify sites and figure out the maximum number of homes that can be built on them in the next 12 months. Picture: Brian Lawless

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has directed the Office of Public Works (OPW) to dramatically increase the rollout of social housing through modular homes next year.

It comes as the Government has been strongly criticised for a lack of delivery on social housing this year, with just 30% of a promised 9,000 new-build social homes delivered by September.