Housing tsar: Time to adopt radical policies to solve crisis

Dublin City Council deputy chief executive Brendan Kenny has said that generous tax breaks for developers cannot be ruled out if the housing logjam is to be overcome

Dublin City Council’s deputy chief executive Brendan Kenny Picture: Fergal Phillips

Dublin’s housing tsar has said that radical policies, including generous tax breaks for property developers, must be on the table as the capital struggles to deal with its ongoing housing crisis.

In a wide-ranging interview with The Sunday Business Post, Dublin City Council deputy chief executive Brendan Kenny said that the city’s housing crisis would not be solved for almost another decade.

“It’s going to take the best part of ten years to ...