Housing Minister projects that 40,000+ homes will be delivered this year [Video]

Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien has estimated that more than 40,000 new homes will be delivered this year.

O’Brien was opening ‘Accelerate 2024: What’s Next?’, the Beauchamps housing conference, at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre, which was attended by over 400 delegates on Thursday.

Following O’Brien’s keynote address, conference chair Fidelma McManus was joined by representatives of key stakeholders in the Irish housing sector to examine solutions for future housing delivery.

Panellists Declan Dunne (Respond), Angela Ryan (Uisce Éireann), Paul Sheridan (CIF) and Tom McCarty (Octopus Energy Generation) all agreed that more investment and co-ordinated action is required to address infrastructure deficits to meet housing targets and sustain economic growth.

A second panel session examined the current mix of financing for housing in Ireland and potential new sources needed to accelerate housing delivery to meet the ambitious delivery targets.

Home Building Finance Ireland CEO Dara Deering, Irish Institutional Property CEO Pat Farrell, Kennedy Wilson MD John Keegan, and Peal Property …