New Housing Plan To Be Published Today

The Taoiseach and the Housing Minister are to publish the Government's new housing action plan later today.

There is speculation it will try and help first time buyers by allowing them a special tax repayment scheme.

It's also been suggested a fund might be set up to buy back vacant homes currently owned by the banks.

Francis Doherty is a spokesperson for the Peter McVerry trust - an agency who work with the homeless

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