The Irish government has asked Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis to rethink plans to accelerate permitting procedures, stressing that faster approvals are vital to deliver housing and critical infrastructure. The request comes as the country faces a deepening housing crisis marked by soaring rents, widespread homelessness and chronic supply shortages.
Irish Housing Minister James Browne has recently called on housing developers facing financial strain on cost-rental developments to come forward and engage with his department, in a bid to keep projects viable. His remarks follow the recent collapse of a north Dublin cost-rental scheme, which was deemed financially unworkable.
