Government will need international finance to deliver housing target of 60,000 a year, minister says

Housing minister James Browne said Government would not be able to deliver 60,000 houses directly and needed the private sector and international finance

Housing minister James Browne at the official of social homes in North Dublin. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall

The Government will not be able to deliver 60,000 houses annually by 2030 — the private sector and international finance will be needed to bolster the numbers, the housing minister has said.

Meeting Government housing targets for 2025 was "always going to be challenging", according to James Browne.