New measures announced to make it cheaper to build and refurbish homes

Leo Varadkar said the changes will see 29,000 homes built this year and more than 30,000 properties delivered when student accommodation and derelict houses are taken into account

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar insisted that the Government is "pulling every lever that is available to us" to increase the number of homes that are built and renovated. Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

The Government has announced a range of measures to "move the dial" in delivering more housing this year.

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien is rolling out three further measures in the Housing for All Plan to make it cheaper to build and refurbish homes, speed up home building, and drive down building costs across the board.