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flag Irish minister proposes cutting apartment sizes and requirements to lower housing costs.

flag The Irish Housing Minister, James Browne, is proposing changes to apartment building guidelines to cut costs by reducing minimum unit sizes and other requirements. flag Studio apartments would shrink from 37 to 32 square meters, and the requirement for dual-aspect windows would drop to 25%. flag These changes aim to lower construction costs by €50,000 to €100,000 per unit, addressing criticism over the government's response to a slowdown in apartment building.

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