Conor Skehan: Local authorities might fix our housing problem – if only they had the power
The Custom House houses the Department of Local Government. Photo: Getty
We learned last week how new tenancy rents grew by 9.1pc annually and those in existing tenancies rose by 5.9pc. In the same period Ireland had the EU’s third highest increase in rents.
Why does Ireland have such a persistent gap between needs and delivery? Why does this problem persist and how can we fix this?
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