Proponents and Opponents
One-off housing development is broadly supported by the former Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dick Roche, and by the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív. In 2005, the Irish government (a coalition between Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats) introduced policy guidelines that detailed the circumstances under which one-off housing should be promoted. These guidelines were supported by Sinn Féin and Fine Gael (the largest opposition party).
The Irish Farmers Association and the Irish Rural Dwellers Association also promote one-off housing.
An Taisce, an Irish conservation organisation, maintains a policy against the proliferation of one-off housing development. Frank McDonald, a journalist with The Irish Times coined the term 'Bungalow Blitz' in a series of articles condemning one-off housing in the 1980s. This was a pun on the title of a popular book named 'Bungalow Bliss' by Jack Fitzsimons, that contained architectural plans for bungalows intended to be used by those building their own homes. The Irish Green Party opposes the proliferation of one-off housing development.
The Stop Bungalow Chaos Campaign Group also actively lobbys against the current status quo policies favouring the proliferation of one-off housing in Ireland.
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