Holly Cairns confirms Social Democrats housing plan to be unveiled in ‘coming weeks’
The party leader said housing is the “key priority” for the Social Democrats coming into the general election.
While speaking to RTÉ Radio One’s Morning Ireland, she said there are certain differences between Sinn Féin’s affordable housing plan and the one of the Social Democrats.
“We’ll have all the details published in the coming weeks,” she said.
“There’s problems in all of Western Europe with regard to housing, but Ireland stands out. The approach we have isn’t working.
“We need a new approach, a different approach to housing, and that is a key priority for us going into this election,” she added.
It comes as the Central Bank has warned that around 52,000 new homes could be needed per year until 2050 – around 20,000 short of the number built last year.
She said that today’s report “highlights the need for our affordable housing plan”.
“It highlights the need to try and bridge the affordability gap, but not in a way that brings up the price of housing and I…
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