Housing

‘I believe in home ownership’: Darragh O’Brien defends progress on housing

Darragh O’Brien, the minister for housing, said the government’s progress in addressing the housing shortage is gaining momentum

Darragh O’Brien hit back at claims that the government’s housing targets lacked ambition in an interview on RTÉ radio. Photo: Fergal Phillips

Darragh O’Brien, the Minister for Housing, has defended the government’s housing policy describing progress on social housing as the best in 50 years, despite widespread criticism of the progress of schemes in place to address the shortage.

Speaking on Today with Claire Byrne on RTÉ Radio 1 on Wednesday, O’Brien said: “If we look back at where we started, on raw numbers alone delivery last year was 30,000 homes which was a big step up ...