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Tuesday 21 April - More Homes, Fewer Rules? ‘Shed-Sits’ Plan Revived - And Pressure Builds Over How To Use €9bn Surplus
46 minutes Posted Apr 21, 2026 at 10:07 pm.
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Government drops plans to cap rental income on backyard modular homes — solution or risk of costly, low-quality builds?


Plus: With a €9bn surplus and growth still forecast amid the “worst energy crisis in history”, should the State spend or hold firm?


Guest presenter Shane Coleman was joined by:


Seamus McGrath TD, Fianna Fáil 

Ged Nash TD, Labour Party spokesperson on Finance, Public Expenditure & Reform. 

Dr. Emma Howard, Economics Lecturer at TU Dublin. 

Kevin Doyle, Group Head of News, Irish Independent 


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