Affordable Housing

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien said he was aiming to make 2022 a 'year of delivery' despite inflation and supply chain issues. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>

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Meeting housing targets 'challenging', says Darragh O'Brien

'Some difficulty' to reach target of 4,100 cost rental homes

<p>Cork County Council is seeking expressions of interest from developers for turnkey houses, which can be used for those who qualify for affordable housing.</p>

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Cork council urged to step up affordable housing provision

<p>A spokeswoman for Waterford City and County Council said the local authority was in ongoing discussions with the Department of Housing for final funding approval and would then confirm details of the affordable purchase scheme. Picture: PA</p>

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Waterford housing: 119 affordable homes to be built on three sites

politics

Nama 'a missed opportunity to deliver affordable housing'

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'Everything is on the table': €12bn a year plan to tackle the housing crisis

Fergus Finlay: The biggest housing scandal? The government knows how to fix it

Sinn Féin motion on building 20,000 social homes a year passed

The bill calls on the Government to double capital investment in homes

Tue, 18 May, 2021

Housing 'number one crisis' facing young people, says Taoiseach

'This generation is the most disadvantaged in terms of accessing housing'

Sun, 09 May, 2021

Government considers total ban on vulture funds buying up thousands of family homes

TDs and senators from opposition and government parties alike call for measures to stop investors 'outbidding ordinary buyers'

Thu, 06 May, 2021

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in blame game over vulture fund housing controversy

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

Wed, 05 May, 2021

Affordable Housing Bill to go before Cabinet today

Concern that bill risks driving up house prices

Tue, 04 May, 2021

Government urged to scrap new affordable housing scheme

Officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the Economic and Social Research Institute, and the Central Bank have all warned against the scheme, which they believe will push up house prices

Wed, 24 Feb, 2021

TDs deny they tried to 'pressure' ESRI to withdraw criticism of Affordable Housing Bill

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

Tue, 16 Feb, 2021

Just 530 affordable homes to be delivered this year, Oireachtas committee hears

Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin said 'the Government does not understand the scale of the affordability crisis'

Tue, 09 Feb, 2021

Cork City Council to move forward on 600-home plan on Old Whitechurch Rd

Plans to deliver a massive 600-unit housing estate on a large publicly-owned site in Cork City are set to take a major step forward within weeks.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2021

Government housing policy will 'push up prices', Sinn Féin claims

Taoiseach maintains objective is to help young people to buy a home

Wed, 13 Jan, 2021

Sinn Féin calling for a three-year rent freeze to stop rising costs for tenants

Housing spokesperson Éoin Ó Broin said he 'simply doesn't accept' the argument that a ban on increasing rents would drive many landlords out of the market.

Tue, 12 Jan, 2021

Charity warns of critical lack of affordable housing as tenants face record rents

Housing charity Threshold has warned that the lack of affordable rental properties is at a critical level for many people around the country after the latest RTB Index figures show an 8.2% increase in national average rent.

Wed, 18 Dec, 2019

€223k for three-bed home in new affordable housing scheme in Cork

Two-bed homes will also be listed for sale at €198,000 in the project.

Mon, 18 Nov, 2019

Cork council looking at five affordable housing sites

There may be good news ahead for people who are caught in a property limbo due to earning too much to qualify for Social Housing, but too little to buy their own home.

Thu, 21 Mar, 2019

Cork Councillor: ‘Housing buck is passed to local authorities’

The Government has been accused of passing the responsibility for the provision of affordable housing onto councils, with councillors in the country’s largest local authority claiming that a key state strategy for building homes lacks clarity.

Tue, 29 May, 2018

Here's what the real cost of housing is...

Following the UK and scrapping the 13.5% VAT rate on new houses would stimulate building and lead to affordable housing argues Michael McCarthy.

Sat, 18 Feb, 2017