As students sleep in hotels and hostels due to a shortage in accommodation, Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien has conceded there is a 'particular problem in Limerick'

Parties say minister gave the impression that the shared equity scheme had been approved by the Central Bank, but the bank has said it is still considering it

Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien has come under fire over the new housing plan and, specifically, certain exemptions for developers

Housing for All plan is being criticised for a number of 'flaws', including relying too heavily on the private sector

New plan promises 'a real chance' for squeezed middle to buy their own home and measures to improve renters' security

Talk is the one thing that's cheap when it comes to housing, and what really matters now is whether the plan works

The strategy will pledge to build 90,000 social homes, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes along with 156,000 homes being put on sale or for rent on the private market by 2030

Government seeks to reach target of €250k to €325k homes in the capital as part of its plan to address Ireland's housing crisis

The Department of Housing believes homeowners should have to pay 10% of costs, with a recent position paper deeming this contribution 'appropriate'

The Mulcahy Report into alleged planning corruption in Co Donegal was finished in 2017 but has yet to be published

A number of planning applications in Cork and Dublin are seeking to use student beds as tourist accommodation, a move criticised by Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan

Despite each local authority preparing an action plan to tackle housing vacancy, the Department of Housing does not 'hold data on the amount of derelict housing units in the State'

There has been major focus on remediation schemes for homes damaged by mica and pyrite recently, but those whose homes are considered dangerous through fire safety deficiencies are still waiting for any sort of resolution, writes Mick Clifford

The Housing For All masterplan to deliver 33,000 homes a year was due this month — but it's still weeks away from completion

The housing minister said the bill paves the way for cost-rental and affordable purchase schemes, the likes of which have not been seen in Ireland

Current 4% cap on rent increases will be axed

Housing minister has warned a Celtic Tiger-style bidding war for homes must be avoided

The generations of a family can offer invaluable mutual support, to the benefit of the entire community — but our efforts to prevent ribbon development may be driving them apart

In the wake of the phoney pollsters revelations, the minister promises legislation by the end of the year 

The Housing Minister says he "wants a level playing pitch for first-time buyers" and he believes planning measures he has brought in will help.

Richard Boyd Barrett makes claim in Oireachtas housing committee debate on amendments to Land Development Agency Bill as Eoin Ó Broin clashes with Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien

New rules introduced to level the playing field between house-hunters and investment funds are too little, too late. 

Darragh O'Brien said he had been advised against adding apartments as this could have "a catastrophic effect in relation to future developments of apartments"

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien says he needed to ensure there are no 'unintended consequences' to new regulations, such as inhibiting housing associations from delivering cost rental homes or social homes

Councillors tell Oireachtas committee draft law should not include provision that would permit councils to transfer lands without a vote

Councillors fear their role in local planning could be eroded by the bill

Of 582 applications made for the 'Rebuilding Ireland' mortgage loan, only 302 were approved

The Government has faced strong criticism both inside and outside the Dáil for allowing foreign investors to continue to buy up large numbers of family homes

Corporate interests always put before community

Affordable Housing Bill hopes to deliver up to 6,000 affordable homes within four years, add 414 new cost rental homes this year, and introduce a shared equity scheme 

Will be aimed at allowing younger people to purchase their first homes and will have no salary cap

'We have begun our journey to the end of this pandemic,' said Taoiseach Micheál Martin. 'We will get there.'

Ireland's proposed overhaul of online political advertising could hamper the work of non-Governmental organisations (NGOs) and is too broad, Facebook and Twitter will tell an Oireachtas committee tomorrow.

Bill will see the current eviction ban and rent freeze extended to July

Average nationwide residential rents rose by 2.7%, year-on-year, in the final three months of 2020, according to the Residential Tenancies Board

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien signed off on a proposal to ensure councillors would receive their €6,100 travel and subsistence payment, despite not attending in-person meetings

Central Bank joins the chorus of voices urging the minister to remove controversial scheme from its Affordable Housing Bill

John Coleman tells Oireachtas committee that social housing 'features quite prominently' in the LDA's housing plan, which will be published soon

Act protects tenants negatively affected by Covid and experiencing rent arrears

Some 198 homes had been brought back into use under the Repair and Lease scheme to August 2020, despite promises to deliver 3,500 homes through the measure by this year

The Housing Minister has accused Sinn Féin of "cynical hysteria politics" in opposing his Shared Equity Home Loan scheme.

Deputy Political Editor Elaine Loughlin says it's a big week for Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien, the Government's answer to Johnny Bravo

A final decision on reopening construction on March 5 will not be made until next week, the Housing Minister has said.

ESRI representatives told Oireachtas Housing Committee that the bill could result in higher house prices