13) Looking at the landscape of #SocialProblems in #Ireland, lack of affordable housing may be one of the triggering items for the #DublinRiots.

Let me be clear, not everyone struggling with the #IrishHousingCrisis riots, but it is likely one of the fault lines used by #FarRight agitators to trigger violence especially when tied to #migration pressures

The #IrishTimes has an excellent article ⬇️ on those whose housing circumstances are challenging

#MastoDaoine

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2023/12/02/the-most-disadvantaged-neighbourhood-in-ireland-the-dublin-street-providing-housing-for-many-of-the-citys-homeless/

2) While the #IrishHousingCrisis may be the source of the current political heat, how does Ireland compare to the other #EU member states in terms of accomodating refugees from the #UkraineWar

I sourced refugees data from Statista and grabbed population and GDP metrics from Wikipedia to generate a quick scatterplot

The size of data points is driver by number of refugees. COlor of points - Dark Blue > Refugees/Per Capita; Dark Red < Refugees Per Capita

Thoughts?

7) Increasing housing density in high demand #Irish locations frequently runs into objections.

Adopting a Steet Plan approach enables owners to collectively opt-in to increased density in their locale. It’s an approach that has been successfully used in a number of different countries already. Can it work in #Ireland?

Is this a solution to #NIMBY objections?

#IrishHousingCrisis #HousingCrisis #UrbanPlanning #Urbanism #Mastodaoine #Housing #Dublin

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/09/14/street-plans-could-deliver-14000-new-homes-annually-and-help-solve-housing-crisis/

5) Disappointing numbers on #housing completions in Ireland reported by the @CSOIreland

While there has been some tepid growth in the top line number, this is not the kind of shift one would hope for. The #Irish government’s efforts to address the #HousingCrisis is yet to move the statistical needle in a meaningful way

#IrishHousingCrisis #Housing #Mastodaoine

🔑 https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2023/07/26/housing-completions-up-55-in-first-half-despite-slowdown/

4) The cost of #SocialHousing construction is dramatically higher then elsewhere in the country. Some of this cost is attributable to greater complexity of bid process by private sector builders competing for construction contracts

How to get value for tax payer money?

#IrishHousingCrisis #HousingCrisis

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2023/05/23/dublin-councils-paying-up-to-twice-as-much-for-social-housing-than-regional-counterparts

3) This is one of the many truly awful realities of the #IrishHousingCrisis.

‘I’m 78, and by the end of this month I will be homeless’

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/05/06/opinion-im-78-and-by-the-end-of-this-month-i-will-be-homeless/

2) Good article from #RTE detailing the current state of the #IrishHousing market. It seems likely that pricing has hit stall speed with the end of #COVID and the increase in inflation rates

IMHO, an increase in #housing affordability however is unlikely unless the number of units constructed is dramatically increased from ~30k units. I’ve seen various estimates in the past year which range from 40k to 62k.

#Mastodaoine #IrishHousingCrisis #IrishEconomy

https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/0427/1378859-ireland-europe-housing-market-analysis-spring-2023/