Aisha Akhtar
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 19 Jun
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Yeah, and I think it's quite indicative of where we are as a society right now because this is the immigration question or the question of non-nationals living here is quite a hot topic.
But, you know, for something like social housing, you have to have the right to reside here long term.
to access social housing.
And I mean, it means that if people have come through direct provision, have been given leave to remain here, it means that they have the right to get social housing.
And it's not as if people are arriving off the plane or arriving off the boat as often the rumour goes and straight into social housing.
But I think the crux of the issue here is that we don't have enough social homes in this country.
The government consistently for the last number of years has missed its total social housing requirement.
target.
And that is the issue.
And I mean, rather than stoke up the flames and stoke up, you know, that feeling of animosity, I think, that people could potentially feel if they are on the housing list.
And like Susan said, someone who could have lived here for decades, but just so happened to be born in another country, they could be just as entitled to a social home as, you know, the next person down the list who was born and raised in Ireland.
So you're getting into very, I
This can't detract away from the fact the government is not fulfilling its obligations to build social.
Yeah.
But at the same time, there's no point denying the fact that the increased population that is in part caused by an influx in people coming here, not just asylum seekers, migrants who are coming to work, who have work permits, that is putting a strain on our housing system.
And I was speaking to James Brown last week for the Irish Examiner, and he said that, you know, I said to him, can you give me a pinpoint?
Is...
the homelessness figure is going to fall this year and he said no this is going to be an issue for years to come because we no one could have anticipated the increase in population that we have had what is the answer to that he says build more homes what are they doing i don't know but they are trying to build more homes they are not building enough and he admitted that himself to me
So there's no point denying that migration is having an input, an impact on our housing.
It is causing rents to increase.
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