Moral responsibility to provide housing

The ongoing crisis in the local and national housing sector is a terrible indictment of all previous and present government policies fuelled by speculative economics and pushed by a EU agenda around privatisation.

This state has a moral responsibility to provide housing which is not only functional and meets daily human needs, but is also aesthetically appealing, efficient in constructions terms and its use of space, and environmentally friendly.

The fact that there is dearth of decent housing is a clear example of the anti-people agenda of all administrations and also shows clearly the hidden role of the EU. Both parties have been forcing people in the private housing market with all the debt that entrails, leaving people unable to live without the threat of losing their homes.

In less than 30 years people are now paying over 60% of their income into paying for private mortgages as opposed to just under 20% in less than 30 years.

It is time for change and a social housing programme for all, enabling families to live decently.

Paul Doran

Monastery Walk

Clondalkin

Dublin 22