Housing is one of people's most basic needs.
It seems that the Irish housing crisis is permanent, becoming more severe from time to time, but never disappearing. Despite the Celtic Tiger economy and the building boom, waiting lists for social housing continue to lengthen. Over 37,000 people are currently waiting. The combination of growing waiting lists for social housing and increased house building points to the increasing exclusion which is at the heart of Ireland's Celtic Tiger economy. While private sector housing has certainly boomed, there has been no such boom in building local authority or voluntary housing.