The same people have been in power for almost 20 years, as the article says this is a consequence of policy. At no point have they made it easier to build homes, private or social.
The majority of the elected government members are landlords.
Dublin in particular has a morally reprehensible limit on building anything new above 5 stories in the city centre.
At every stage this 'crisis' has been manufactured by those we wish to solve it. The sobering reality is, if you were born after about 1986 then you are not allowed ever have a home.
Oh and there's no rail outside of the wealthy coastal suburbs and the glacially slow tram lines don't even connect, so good luck with land use.
Supposedly, 5 stories or so is the best bang for buck due to going higher incurs more significant costs. At least that’s what I’ve heard in the US regarding defeating sprawl…
A contract has to be signed by both sides. Whenever this comes up I'm astonished how people think the "money class" has ever even recognized the existence of such a contract.
And you need significant wiggle room: namely empty but ready to be used accomodations. And I meant "decent" accomodations, which is actually a very, very complicated matter, almost a case by case.
"Decent" social accomodation is so tight to get, it is fueling xenophobia.
In Canada, however, the discourse has leaned into blaming high immigration for this problem.
Comparing, however, Ireland has a reported 1.9 immigrants per 1000 people, vs Canada's 6. But sounds like comparable rent.
Social housing as a tool for managing the housing inventory is barely spoken about here. I barely even hear it from the (formerly) "social democratic" NDP.
High immigration is definitely one of the significant reasons for the problem. That's not to say it's the correct contributor to the problem to address, but we should at least acknowledge the reality of it.
It's also important to remember that there is the problem of "I can't afford a reasonable place to live" and the problem of "I can't afford a reasonable place to live where I want," and they are both real problems, but the vast majority of arguments are about the latter.
There is an ongoing secondary scandal where people object to property planning permission for extortion purposes https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2023/12/05/the-p...
The majority of the elected government members are landlords.
Dublin in particular has a morally reprehensible limit on building anything new above 5 stories in the city centre.
At every stage this 'crisis' has been manufactured by those we wish to solve it. The sobering reality is, if you were born after about 1986 then you are not allowed ever have a home.
Oh and there's no rail outside of the wealthy coastal suburbs and the glacially slow tram lines don't even connect, so good luck with land use.