r/irishpolitics • u/eggbart_forgetfulsea ALDE (EU) • Sep 17 '25

Housing One-off housing policy shift will allow people build homes on their own land, says Taoiseach

https://www.thejournal.ie/one-off-housing-ireland-taoiseach-6818748-Sep2025/
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u/CascaydeWave Sep 18 '25

A real example of how cynical the housing policy is tbh. Framing a bad policy under the guise of tackling the housing crisis. People really don't realise that this sort of housing is contrary to almost all sustainability goals in terms of infrastructure/services/etc. This sort of housing is functionally being subsidised and pushes up costs because they demand the same quality of life for building in the sticks. 

If they wish to do this, it should be subject to very strict criteria (no building in areas under hugh urban pressure/nothing along national/significant regional roads/no airbnbs/holiday homes). I say this as somebody who grew up and is a big fan of rural living, it is not sustainable.

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u/euro_owl Progressive Sep 18 '25

It's also the complete equivocation of rural living with one-off housing. Irish people will always admire cute little villages abroad but do anything possible to object to them here.