# How digital twins could solve Ireland’s housing emergency and end paper planning

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Podcast: [Transform Gov - the digital government podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/transform-gov-the-digital-government-podcast-6921732)
Published: 2025-11-21T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://digitalgovawards.com/podcast/
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## Resource

Ireland is preparing radical moves to accelerate housing delivery. But what if the real breakthrough doesn’t come from policy — but from technology? In this episode of Transform Gov, Maeve Kneafsey meets Gavin Duffy , Founder & CEO of RealSim , the Irish company building ultra-accurate 3D digital twins of real towns, cities, and infrastructure. Gavin explains how immersive planning tools can speed up decisions, reduce objections, and help councils and agencies build better homes and infrastructure, faster. From Jersey to Fingal and Balbriggan, this is a masterclass in practical digital transformation for public planning and housing delivery. Digital twin Ireland, housing emergency Ireland, planning reform Ireland, public-sector innovation, RealSim, Gavin Duffy, Maeve Kneafsey, Transform Gov, Fingal County Council, Balbriggan regeneration, Jersey planning model, e-planning Ireland, 3D planning tools, Irish housing delivery, local authority innovation. 00:00 – Why Ireland’s housing emergency needs new tools 04:30 – What RealSim actually does in plain English 08:10 – Lessons from Jersey’s planning transformation 14:00 – Why Irish planning is still PDF-first 18:40 – Balbriggan case study 25:00 – How digital twins reduce objections 30:40 – What councils need to adopt digital twins 35:30 – The future: national digital twin for Ireland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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