Housing

Darragh O’Brien ‘confident’ he can reverse downward trend in home ownership

Minister for Housing says that the decline has “levelled off”

  • May 31, 2023
Darragh O’Brien, the Minister for Housing: “That is an absolute priority for us that people who are working hard to be able to buy their own home.” Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Darragh O’Brien, the Minister for Housing, has said he is confident he can reverse the downward trend of homeownership seen since the census of 1991.

O’Brien said that the decline has “levelled off”.

He said: “There is no question there’s been a drastic decline over the last 30 years in homeownership, but we’re seeing starting to reverse.”

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