FILE PHOTO: The Leader of Ireland's opposition Fianna Fail party, Micheal Martin is seen in the grounds of Government Buildings in Dublin, Ireland November 24, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's main opposition party Fianna Fail, leading opinion polls before an election on Feb. 8, would double the state levy on sites suitable for housing but not yet developed in an effort to increase much needed supply.
A scarcity of housing has led to rapid rises in rents and homeless levels in Ireland's booming economy and is one of the key cost-of-living issues that could decide whether or not Prime Minister Leo Varadkar's Fine Gael Party wins another term.
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