Kate Rhatigan, with her brother and sister, runs Winterbrook, a home builder based in Dublin.

In our chat, Kate describes the contribution small builders like Winterbrook make to the supply of housing, describes what it is like working in a male dominated industry and tells a quite incredible story about why her face was on posters around south Dublin (hint: it was to do with planning).

More than anything, the discussion highlights the importance of small, family run construction businesses.  They make up more than 60% of the housing market and are therefore a vital part of the solution to the housing supply problem.

Some items from the episode:

• Winterbrook Homes https://www.winterbrook.ie/
• Poor by Dr. Katriona O'Sullivan: https://www.easons.com/poor-katriona-osullivan-9780241996768
• Report of Housing Commission https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/f3551-report-of-the-housing-commission/

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