housing affordability in Ireland in Podcasts
conceptThe Irish housing system's affordability issues and policies.
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The David McWilliams Podcast
The Housing Finale: Can Ireland Build Its Way Out?
You need an income of 150 grand. Now, average incomes for full-time employees in Ireland is about 50,000 euro. So even if you've got a two-person household, they need to be earning 50% above the average just to be able to afford the minimum spec. So this problem is huge. So going back to your proposal around the tax system, absolutely. If we're going to have some progress in this in the rest of the 2020s, we're going to have to take some measures that involve taxes and subsidies, 100%.