Minister Donohoe makes new appointments to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, has appointed two new members to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, Dr Adele Bergin and Mr Alessandro Giustiniani with effect from 1 January 2021.
Dr Bergin and Mr Giustiniani were appointed from a panel of shortlisted candidates set up following an open selection process through the Public Appointments Service held late last year. Both appointments are for a term of four years, with effect from 1 January 2021. The appointments of Dr Bergin and Mr Giustiniani to the Council fill both a pre-existing vacancy as well as a further vacancy that arose when outgoing Council member, Dr Martina Lawless’ term of office came to an end on 31 December 2020.
Ireland will need 28,000 new homes a year to accommodate predicted 5.6m population
Demand will be highest in Dublin, but also high in Cork city, Meath and Kildare, researchers say.
One projection of Ireland s expected population growth in the newly-published ESRI research suggests the country will need 28,000 new homes per year to match demand. File Picture: PA
Mon, 14 Dec, 2020 - 06:48
Maresa Fagan
Ireland s population could grow to 5.6m by 2040, requiring 28,000 new homes per annum over the next 20 years, new research by the ESRI has found.
This year, fewer than 20,000 units will be built, though this is partly due to the impact of the Covid-19 construction shutdown.