Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Whatever about the debates, no one doubts the continuing severity of the housing and accommodation crisis. In this question, I am relaying a suggestion that came to me and that I believe is worth considering. It is not by any means the panacea to the housing crisis, but might we consider making grants available, particularly to low-and-middle-income families, to do attic conversions and extensions to their homes where they could increase bedroom space and make some contribution towards dealing with the problems of overcrowding and the housing crisis?

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