Mick Clifford: If housing is a priority, why are 5,000 homes stuck in limbo?

Despite government promises of a 'step change,' funding delays and bureaucracy are worsening Ireland’s housing crisis instead of solving it

Architect and housing analyst Mel Reynolds told the 'Irish Examiner' there may be fewer house completions this year than the 30,300 last year, and it won’t be much more in 2026. Picture: iStock

The section on housing in the programme for government is entitled ‘accelerating housing supply’.

The preamble to the section states what is colloquially known as the ‘bleedin’ obvious’.