With Irish Times economics analyst Cliff Taylor

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Eoin O'Broin at the launch of 'A Home Of Your Own', Sinn Fein's housing plan, on September 2nd. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Eoin O'Broin at the launch of 'A Home Of Your Own', Sinn Fein's housing plan, on September 2nd. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Sinn Féin has published its plan to solve the housing crisis.

Party spokesman on housing Eoin Ó Broin says A Home of Your Own, is “comprehensive, detailed and fully costed”.

The headline figure is that 300,000 homes will be built in five years; a mix of social, affordable and private homes. The plan costs €39 billion.

The document is nearly 110 pages long so In the News asked Irish Times economics analyst Cliff Taylor to go through it and explain the details.

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He also answers the key questions – is it visionary and could it work?

Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by John Casey.

Bernice Harrison

Bernice Harrison

Bernice Harrison is an Irish Times journalist and cohost of In the News podcast