The Housing Minister’s drafting a plan which would enable older people to split their homes into flats, without planning permission.
James Browne has told the Sunday Times he’s examining a proposal similar to one seen in the UK.
He’s also scrapped plans to incentivise older people to downsize their homes, saying people need to have choice.
People Before Profit Solidarity TD, Paul Murphy, says the idea doesn’t offer anything new to the housing crisis:
