Ireland's Immigration Numbers Don't Add Up And Housing Is Paying the Price
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of migration on Ireland's housing market amidst rising population numbers.
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.
People in this episode
Hosts: David McWilliams, John Davis
Topics covered
- immigration
- housing market
- population growth
- work permits
- migration
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CSO
Places: Ireland
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