Why housing plans need to match our actual needs

We need to rethink the types of houses we are building if we are to create sustainable communities

We are not building the sorts of homes that would offer alternatives for people renting Picture: Bloomberg

Why is housing in Ireland dysfunctional to the point that we now have 1,600 homeless children?

We have enough family homes in our cities, but still we have a huge housing crisis that affects every level on the property ladder.

The problem isn’t going away. In fact, it is getting worse month by month.

A recent report, ‘2015 Housing Policy – Architectural solutions to building a new Ireland’, outlines some astonishing facts on ...