Ciarán Hancock

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Inside Business with Ciaran Hancock · The 9 per cent VAT rate has been welcomed by restaurants but does the hospitality sector actually need it? · 1 Jul 2026 podcast

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Inside Business with Ciaran Hancock · Has the Irish building sector got themselves hooked on Government subsidies? · 24 Jun 2026 podcast

Hello, I'm Ciarán Hancock.

Welcome to Inside Business.

This week I'm talking to the Irish Times' new recruit, Cillian Woods, about a government scheme to support the building of apartments in our cities, which looks set to miss a key target.

You'll hear from Cillian in a few moments.

And in the second half of the programme, Eoin Amara Walsh, the CEO of the Irish Tourism Industry Confederation, explains why the country is in danger of not having enough bedrooms to accommodate tourists.

First to apartment building.

Cree Quineha Cities is a government support scheme to help plug the affordability gap to support apartment building, which is a key plank in the state's plan to solve the housing crisis.

Earlier this week, Cillian Woods wrote a story in the Irish Times stating that the scheme was in danger of missing a key target of building 5,000 new apartments over the lifetime of the programme.

He joined me in studio to explain why.

Here we go.

So, Cillian Woods, welcome to Inside Business.

It's your debut having joined the Irish Times from the Business Post.

Yeah, I'm looking forward to it.

Well, wait till the end of the interview before you say that.

Now, you were writing a very interesting story just a few days ago about Cri Quineha, the scheme that the government launched in 2022 to try and help bridge the gap between how much it costs developers to build an apartment and the price that owner-occupiers can afford to pay for those apartments.

And a budget was set aside and the hope was to build 5,000 apartments.

But it seems we're way off beam in terms of the number of apartments that have been built for the money that's being spent.

So another example of a government funded project that's gone over budget, if you like.

So the state set aside €450 million for the city's scheme with a view to constructing 5,000 apartments.

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