{"id":1978,"date":"2022-12-02T13:03:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T13:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/contraction-in-residential-building-is-further-proof-that-governments-housing-plan-is-not-working\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T13:03:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T13:03:17","slug":"contraction-in-residential-building-is-further-proof-that-governments-housing-plan-is-not-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/contraction-in-residential-building-is-further-proof-that-governments-housing-plan-is-not-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Contraction in residential building is further proof that Government\u2019s housing plan is not working"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Focus needs to shift to the delivery of social, affordable purchase and cost-rental homes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Figures published by the Central Statistics Office showing a contraction in residential building activity for the third quarter of this year is further proof that the Government\u2019s housing plan is not working, according to Social Democrats TD Cian O\u2019Callaghan.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy O\u2019Callaghan, who is the party\u2019s Housing spokesperson, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe CSO\u2019s Production in Building and Construction Index, covering July to September, shows a 16.2 percent drop in residential building, as well as a 2.8 percent reduction in non-residential activity, compared to the second quarter of this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYet again, we are seeing key metrics for housing delivery going in the wrong direction, despite Government claims that their housing plan is working.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe CSO\u2019s latest figures do not bode well for housing commencements in 2023 and further highlight the need for the Government to shift its focus to the delivery of social and affordable homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf the 9,000 direct build social homes promised for 2022, just 1,765 were completed in the first six months of the year. Not a single social home was built by any of Dublin\u2019s four local authorities during the same period.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s figures are further proof that the Government needs to go back to the drawing board on its Housing for All plan and commit to building 20,000 public homes \u2013 a mix of cost-rental, social and affordable purchase \u2013 every year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>December 2, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Focus needs to shift to the delivery of social, affordable purchase and cost-rental homes Figures published by the Central Statistics Office showing a contraction in residential building activity for the third quarter of this year is further proof that the Government\u2019s housing plan is not working, according to Social Democrats TD Cian O\u2019Callaghan. 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