The Galway Housing Taskforce is preparing recommendations following a recent expert forum in the city.
Those attending included representatives from Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), Housing Agency, Land Development Agency (LDA), Housing Delivery Coordination Office (HDCO), Construction Federation Industry, banks, auctioneers, and housing developers.
The ‘Speeding up and Scaling up Housing Delivery’ workshop looked at the key challenges holding back progress, and explored practical ways to boost housing delivery in Galway City and County.
It feeds into the work of the Galway Housing Taskforce, a body established in 2019 to increase the supply of social and affordable housing in the region.
The forum used a World Café format, a workshop style designed to spark open discussion and practical ideas.
Facilitated by Genesis Consulting, participants looked at how land use, planning processes and partnerships could be improved, and talked about the steps needed now to speed up housing delivery over the coming years.
The Galway Housing Taskforce will consider the forum’s findings and prepare recommendations for the relevant agencies to take forward.
