Housing reform the big 2025 government and social issue to address

When it comes to housing, the incoming next government must act fast: work done in 2024 must ramp up, says Sherry FitzGerald New Homes director Paul Hannon

Dunkettle will be one of Metropolitan Cork's biggest developments once through planning after a wait of decades

WHILE officially we wait for a new government to be formed, it is obvious that we will see a renewal and continuation of the previous political parties in power. So unprecedented reforms of the housing and planning systems, which we witnessed during 2024, should continue. These reforms have resulted in some very positive (green), very mediocre (amber), and very poor (red) policy decisions.

One great positive of collective and collaborative effort between public, private, and political stakeholders is agreement on the fundamental challenges. While there are differences as to probable solutions, at least the right questions are now being asked around targets, infrastructure, land supply, and funding/costs.