Cost-rental housing for frontline staff among plans in Fine Gael manifesto

Lack of affordable, available, and suitable accommodation is an issue healthcare workers have repeatedly raised, many citing it as a reason for Irish doctors, nurses, and midwives choosing to move abroad

Cost-rental housing could offer frontline workers homes close to their workplaces. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

Cost-rental housing for frontline workers is among the key proposals in Fine Gael’s housing manifesto, set to be published today.

The idea is to support frontline workers by ensuring they have every chance to find affordable housing close to their places of work, relieving them from long commutes.