{"id":6001,"date":"2024-05-21T14:10:40","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T13:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/?p=6001"},"modified":"2024-05-21T14:10:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T13:10:40","slug":"damning-housing-commission-report-is-further-evidence-of-failed-government-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/damning-housing-commission-report-is-further-evidence-of-failed-government-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Damning Housing Commission report is further evidence of failed Government policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A damning report from the Housing Commission is further evidence that the Government\u2019s housing targets are hopelessly inadequate, 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>\u201cAccording to reports today, the Housing Commission estimates that Ireland\u2019s housing deficit from pent-up demand is as high as 256,000 homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Government \u2013 and the Taoiseach \u2013 have known for years that their housing targets are out of date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is completely unacceptable that these targets will not be updated until the autumn, in the dying months of this Government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Minister seems more concerned with meeting out of date targets than setting ones that will meet our housing needs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe report also finds that Ireland, by comparison with other European countries, has one of the highest levels of public expenditure for housing, yet one of the poorest outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI now call on the Government to immediately update their housing targets and publish the Housing Commission\u2019s report in full \u2013 they should not be allowed to sit on it until after the elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>May 21, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A damning report from the Housing Commission is further evidence that the Government\u2019s housing targets are hopelessly inadequate, according to Social Democrats TD Cian O\u2019Callaghan. Deputy O\u2019Callaghan, who is the party\u2019s housing spokesperson, said: \u201cAccording to reports today, the Housing Commission estimates that Ireland\u2019s housing deficit from pent-up demand is as high as 256,000 homes. 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