Taoiseach 'determined' to take whatever steps needed to deliver housing
Ellen O'Donoghue
The Taoiseach has said he is determined to take whatever steps are needed to deliver the houses people need.
Micheál Martin told the Engineers Ireland Cork Region Annual Dinner on Friday night more homes need to be built, Newstalk reported.
He said the State is determined to build significantly on the progress achieved during the last government.
Over 130,000 new homes have been constructed since 2020.
Mr Martin said first-time buyer mortgage drawdowns are at the highest level since 2007, and social housing provision is at its highest level since the 1970s.
In 2024, the number of new homes built in Co Cork increased by almost 15 per cent, but he said none of it is enough, and more clearly needs to be done.
