We are building too low and too small — our density problem is inflaming the housing crisis
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has published a draft Planning and Development Bill. Picture by Gareth Chaney/Collins
Eoin O’Malley
The hastily arranged Department of Housing press conference last Thursday revealed the relief in G overnment that at last there was some good news to report.
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