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Under-occupied homes

  New EU figures show that seven in 10 Irish people are living in homes classified as "unde...

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14.56 28 Apr 2020


Under-occupied homes


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New EU figures show that seven in 10 Irish people are living in homes classified as "under-occupied" - or bigger than their actual needs. Should be taken to encourage older people living in under-occupied houses to move to smaller homes? Ciara chats to Orla Hegarty, Architect and Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture in UCD and hears from listeners 

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