{"id":15545,"date":"2026-02-16T12:44:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/?p=15545"},"modified":"2026-02-16T14:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T14:26:14","slug":"tanaiste-should-adopt-social-democrats-strategy-for-savers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/tanaiste-should-adopt-social-democrats-strategy-for-savers\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u00e1naiste should adopt Social Democrats\u2019 strategy for savers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The government should adopt a Social Democrats\u2019 proposal for a State savings scheme that would help finance the delivery of social and affordable homes, according to the party\u2019s housing spokesperson Rory Hearne.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Hearne said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn RT\u00c9\u2019s \u2018This Week\u2019 programme yesterday, the T\u00e1naiste revealed that the government is drawing up a strategy to help savers get more of a return on their money. But Simon Harris only needs to look to an existing proposal from the Social Democrats for an innovative scheme that would benefit savers while helping to finance State-led homebuilding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur Homes for Ireland Savings Account (HISA) \u2013 based on the successful Livret A Model in France \u2013 would offer attractive interest rates to savers while financing the delivery of social and affordable homes at the scale required to solve our housing crisis. This would be achieved by leveraging some of the \u20ac170 billion in savings in Irish deposit accounts \u2013 currently earning very little interest \u2013 to build urgently needed homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur HISA proposal would be a win-win for the State and savers. Even Simon Harris conceded during his radio interview yesterday that the Social Democrats\u2019 proposal was &#8216;an interesting idea\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only question is: why is the T\u00e1naiste considering his own scheme when there is a smarter solution already staring him in the face?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>February 16, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government should adopt a Social Democrats\u2019 proposal for a State savings scheme that would help finance the delivery of social and affordable homes, according to the party\u2019s housing spokesperson Rory Hearne. 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