Government criticised for slow engagement on Housing Commission report

Director Of Advocacy at Focus Ireland Mike Allen: 'To be put on the shelf so soon was unusual, even for Irish politics.' File photo: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

An author of the landmark report which called for a radical reset in Irish housing policy has said it is disappointing to see it “dismissed” by the Government so soon after its publication.

A meeting of unions, business groups and civil society organisations on Thursday heard the Government has “essentially ignored” the report of the Housing Commission.