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CABINET WILL TODAY sign off on €450 million funding that the government states will deliver 3,000 cost rental, affordable and social homes over three years.
Over the weekend, The Journal reported that a memo for a substantial funding increase towards the delivery of housing would come alongside last night’s Cabinet committee on housing considering the updated National Planning Framework (NPF).
The joint memo to be brought to government today by Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers and Minister for Housing James Browne comes as Sinn Féin’s housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin states that there is actually less money allocated to social and affordable housing this year than last.
Citing the Revised Estimates for 2025, he states the capital allocation for housing was €3.446bn in 2024 and €3.094bn for 2025, a difference of €371m.
Ó Broin said even with today’s announcement government is allocating less capital funding for social and affordable housing in 2025 that it spent in 2024.
“It’s simply not possible to deliver more social and affordable homes with less money,” he said.
The Cabinet memo on the Exchequer funding comes the day after the Taoiseach and Tánaiste and relevant ministers met to discussion solutions to the housing crisis that might appear in the government’s “revised” Housing for All plan.
Following yesterday’s meeting, a join statement from the Taoiseach and Tánaiste confirmed that ministers have been asked to prioritise the delivery of social and starter housing, the Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill, and commencement of a review of the rent pressure zones.
There will also be a focus on the delivery of utilities like water and electricity to service sites for housing development.
The implementation of the Planning and Development Bill and the roll out of Compulsory Purchase Order legislation will also be top of the agenda.
It was also agreed to advance the establishment of the Strategic Housing Activation Office to unblock infrastructure delays. Staff from the main utility providers will be seconded full-time to the unit.
As reported by The Journal over the weekend, the Cabinet committee on housing also agreed to proceed with the Revised National Planning Framework.
This includes allowing the housing minister to give directions on accelerating spatial planning.
At yesterday’s meeting, there was also discussion on the Rural Wastewater Schemes to ensure that small and medium housing developments can take place across the country.
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Nearly half the 1 billion spent on ipas last year. On people who have never paid tax here and are immediately a burden. Why do irish people bother working? AFD being made out to be bad but they have a clear policy on mass illegal migration . That’s why they are popular
No such party here . This announcement is an affront to the young people of Ireland
@Furious George – The Wasp: Move to Germany and vote for the Nazis then.
@Whatevaaa: I’d like to vote for someone with a clear plan to remove the spongers that are arriving in Ireland being put up in hotels. Calling people nazis and telling them to vote for nazis is wearing thin at this stage. Not many nazis in Ireland but plenty of people pissed off with the ipas scam going on
@Whatevaaa: the Nazis murdered 6 million people ,have yet to see the AFD involved in mass murder unlike your islamic paedos buddies where not a day goes where 1 of these goat sha@ggers are involved with the killing of innocent people
@Whatevaaa: drama queen
@Furious George – The Wasp: Plenty of Irish wasters that have never worked a day in their life and are a huge burden are lining up to get their forever free home,maintained for life.
@John Paul: so we have a social welfare issue. Taxpayers all agree on that. Why add to it allowing more in . Same, we have a housing crisis, why make it worse by adding more people. This is logic not racism
@Furious George – The Wasp: plenty of Irish don’t work, and spend decade after decade on the dole
Thats about half the amount the gave to RTE to waste on themselves.
@higgy636: yes but look at the result nationwide has gone more nationwide last week they had sean from tipperary on the tin whistle, fintan on the tractor in Leitrim and saoirse kniting the jumpers the old fashioned way in wexford. Its fabulous enthusiasm and entertainment well worth it and I hear a lot of the sandals that were bought are still in use so all ends well.
Yet 2 billion being found for military
@Kevin O’Connell: Hey now, they’re pretending to do their best!
@Kevin O’Connell: yet you also invested in your front door, the lock and possibly a house alarm. Why? why not sell all of those assets and spend the money on your kids mcdonalds meals?
Something seriously wrong when a newbuild 4 bed semi in Dublin south costs 700K and is sold out in 20 mins…
And on to the next promises they don’t for fill.
This is impossible to read. Does no one at the Journal proof read their work before publication anymore.
It’s good news and yet there are only complaints.
@Jonathan Sheridan: The problem is that they always bring good news but they never end up in good deeds. At the end of the year they will say sorry didn’t reach out target as usual.
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