With the recent discovery of 26 percent extra economic growth in 2015 and taking account of EU restrictions on national debt, it should be possible for the State to directly fund a massive building programme for social housing instead of relying on an expensive combination of rent subsidies, public-private partnerships, leasing, off-balance-sheet mechanisms and other devices as per the Rebuilding Ireland report.
Lead letter published in the Irish Times on 21st July 2016.
