The David McWilliams Podcast

← The David McWilliams Podcast1 sep · 37 min

Ireland's Immigration Numbers Don't Add Up And Housing Is Paying the Price

Ireland's Immigration Numbers Don't Add Up And Housing Is Paying the Price1 sep37 min

Our population's just hit 5.5 million, and 72% of that growth is migration, not births. Five years ago 57% of work permits went to doctors, nurses and scientists. Now it's just 30%. We crunch the CSO numbers and ask the question nobody wants to: how many migrants can Ireland's housing market actually take before something breaks? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.