Government red tape blamed for €1bn housing underspend

Sinn Féin's Eoin O Broin said the covid shutdowns to construction could explain part of the underspend, but that it has continued into 2023

Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin said: “The unspent capital funding could have delivered at least an additional 4,000 social and affordable homes." File picture: Larry Cummins

The Government has been slammed for underspending the capital budget on housing to the tune of €1 billion.

Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin said the figures, revealed to him in a series of parliamentary questions, showed that "the Government’s massive underspend on social and affordable housing is contributing to rising levels of homelessness and housing need".