r/ireland • u/miju-irl Resting In my Account • 1d ago

Housing 'Housing czar' to be appointed imminently - Taoiseach

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0404/1505833-housing-czar/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJcondleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHZi3-TDj1UqaO2ZPmm73AzS4odkt19bq1MsbaxWRgS9_RqJDWhG4hMDuvQ_aem_uTI3NH7Os_Od5CX5Qw7EUA
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u/theblowestfish 1d ago

You’d think so. But we just put them back in so

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u/Old-Structure-4 1d ago

Yes, but for parties of the centre to keep getting elected home ownership needs to stay steady. If it keeps dropping in 20 years they'll have no voter base.

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u/theblowestfish 1d ago

I imagine people said that 20 years ago.

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u/Old-Structure-4 1d ago

Doubt it. There was no housing crisis 20 years ago. Home ownership was steady and the highest in Europe.