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Rory Carroll

Irish government announces plan to build 300,000 homes within five years

Micheál Martin, James Browne and Simon Harris in green hi-vis vests and white hard hats
Micheál Martin, James Browne and Simon Harris at the launch of the plan on a housing development in Dublin. Photograph: Cillian Sherlock/PA

The Irish government has announced a long-awaited plan to tackle the country’s severe housing shortage by building 300,000 new homes within five years.

It plans to boost supply by increasing construction capacity and the amount of zoned and serviced land, and to increase support for vulnerable groups, according to proposals published on Thursday.

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