National Economic and Social Forum recommendations:
The establishment of a national housing authority to provide strategic policy advice and technical support to the Minister for the Environment and Local Government, local authorities and other housing providers.
The setting of targets for the elimination of all local authority waiting lists, starting with an immediate target that 70 per cent of households be provided with suitable accommodation within two years.
Barriers to the supply of affordable building land should be tackled through tax measures, such as a windfall profits tax and price controls.
Radical reform and modernisation of the management and delivery of public housing services.
Affordable, secure and quality housing should be a social right and given statutory backing.
Greater priority should be given to those in greatest need, such as older people, people with disabilities, single people, the homeless, Travellers and those needing crisis accommodation.