This was, explained someof those hanting, for Labour’s perceived role in policies precipitating the housing crisis while in government with Fine Gael between 2011 and 2016. Orla O’Connor, chief executive of the NWCI, said the housing crisis was the “most serious equality challenge” facing society and was disproportionately affecting women. “The reliance on the private sector to resolve our housing crisis has been clearly a failure. The State needs to dramatically improve its approach to social housing, she said. The only way to do this is with a Government-driven social housing policy.”If the Government gets its housing policy correct then other benefits will follow, said Ms Nunan, who called for an increase in funding for social housing in the forthcoming Budget.

Source: The Irish Times October 03, 2018 10:33 UTC