Future Housing Provision Housing Conference 2025

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council are hosting a major housing conference today (Friday 14 November) at the Strule Arts Centre, Omagh, bringing together key voices from government, housing, infrastructure and community sectors to address the urgent issue of housing supply and needs.

The event, titled ‘Future Housing Provision: Housing Conference 2025’, is examining the challenges of ensuring a ready supply of private, social and affordable homes across Fermanagh and Omagh District. This includes discussing the need to address supply constraints and associated challenges and rising housing supply needs across both urban and rural areas.

The Housing Conference provides a platform for tenant voices, young people, rural housing providers, advice agencies and private sector representatives to contribute to the debate.

The conference features a distinguished keynote line-up, including Paddy Gray (Professor Emeritus, Ulster University), the Department for Communities, Housing Executive, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council Planning Department, Housing Associations including the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations and Co-ownership Housing as well as estate agents, young people and tenant voices. Paul Clark MBE (Broadcaster) is the Master of Ceremonies.

Speaking ahead of the Conference, Councillor Barry McElduff, Chair of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council said,

“Housing is one of the defining challenges of our time. This conference is an opportunity to bring partners together to move from policy into action.

My emphasis is that we need to see this happen in a local context … in our main towns, Omagh and Enniskillen, in our smaller towns including Carrickmore, Dromore, Fintona, Irvinestown and Lisnaskea, and in our villages and other rural areas.

We want to create the conditions to deliver more social and affordable homes, in the right places, for those who need them most.

Where are our people, young and old, going to live is a question that I am often asked. What is available or deliverable? Will it be affordable? This conference is about addressing those questions.”

The event will run from 08:45am to 1:00pm, followed by a networking lunch. The ‘Future Housing Provision: Housing Conference 2025’ brochure is available below. The presentation slides will be available following the event.

For further information in relation to the conference, please contact: chair@fermanaghomagh.com or strategicplanning@fermanaghomagh.com