Multinationals warn government on housing as building disappoints

State told of increasing impression that ‘Ireland is full’; construction on key sites is less than half of expected total

Minister for Social Protection Regina Doherty

The government has been handed a stark warning on housing, with employers warning of a growing impression that “Ireland is full”, according to documents seen by The Sunday Business Post.

The warning on housing is contained in a record of a meeting between Minister for Social Protection Regina Doherty and members of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) earlier this year.

A record on the state’s lobbying database by Northern Trust, a financial ...