O’Brien defends housing plan amid criticism from experts

Architect Orla Hegarty said the Government needed to move away from the “supply, supply, supply mantra”.

Housing minister Darragh O'Brien says that the aims in the Housing for All plan are 'realistic' and 'achievable'. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Housing minister Darragh O’Brien has strongly defended his Housing for All plan after a number of leading experts claimed the targets contained in it were unrealistic.

Mr O’Brien has said that “a lot of preparation” went into setting the targets in the plan, which promises to build 9,500 social houses each year.