'Fatally flawed' Government housing plan means shortfall of 245,000 homes

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said it was an alarming situation for everybody, for those struggling to find affordable accommodation and for those who will need affordable accommodation in the years ahead

Speaking during Leaders’ Questions, Pearse Doherty said Sinn Féin had argued as far back as 2020 that the real demand was above 40,000 new homes per year when pent-up demand for social and affordable housing was taken into account

The Government’s housing plan is “fatally flawed” and is committing the country to a permanent worsening housing crisis by failing to meet the demand for homes, the Dáil has heard.

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said even if the Government met its 2030 targets under its Housing for All plan, there would be a shortfall of 245,000 homes.