Elaine Loughlin: State needs a ‘Goldilocks approach’ to housing crisis

Rather than building one-bed units as a short-term solution to the housing crisis, experts argue that building 'cradle to grave' homes is far more sustainable

LAST week, Leo Varadkar announced he had taken the developer soup and wanted to dole it out across the Dáil — or at least that’s what it appeared like at first glance.

In a few sharp sentences, the Tánaiste denounced our long-held obsession with the three-bed semi and argued that smaller, one-bed apartments were what was required.