Ibec statement on Government Action Plan for Housing supply

Ibec, the group representing Irish businesses, today welcomes the publication of Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025-2030: An Action Plan on Housing Supply and Targeting Homelessness. The plan’s ambitious 300,000 home target, combined with a new focus on infrastructure and viability, is a critical intervention to address the housing deficit, which has an outsized influence on our economy and society. Ibec particularly welcomes the strategy’s direct focus on the key barriers that the business community has highlighted as stifling delivery:

Ibec’s Head of Infrastructure & Environmental Sustainability, Aidan Sweeney said:

“The new Housing Action Plan aligns with what business needs, but this now needs to be the catalyst for significant movement on delivery. The commitment to deliver 300,000 homes, backed by direct state investment in infrastructure, is the right approach. It addresses the full spectrum of housing needs- from social and affordable to a stable rental market- which is vital for our economic wellbeing and for housing our growing, diverse population across the country, with a key focus on large-scale unlocking urban development initiatives.

"The plan rightly identifies that we need a holistic mix of housing types and tenures for students, young professionals, and families. The key now is relentless implementation. Government must ensure the new Housing Activation Office and planning reforms deliver results on the ground without delay. Given the dependencies on infrastructure for the delivery of housing, it is timely that the new housing action plan is aligned with the revised National Development Plan and will also benefit from Government’s commitment to reform infrastructure delivery through the Accelerating Infrastructure Taskforce and other initiatives."