Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There were 14,000 new homes built last year and behind that number there are 14,000 individuals and families who moved into a new home last year, a new house or new apartment, and in many cases freed up other properties for other people to live in. That was a 50% increase on the year before. We estimate that this year, approximately 20,000 new homes will be built, particularly if one includes vacant homes brought back into use and student accommodation. We estimate that by 2020 we will be up to around 25,000 and 30,000 after that. Anybody who thinks there is some way to speed that up dramatically is engaging in dishonest thinking.

We also brought in the rent pressure zones to reduce the rising rents.

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