Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has accused critics of co-living of wrongly assuming it is the Government's solution for families in emergency accommodation.

Co-Housing Here is holding a public session at the Technological University of Ireland at Bolton Street today.

The Housing Minister says websites should not be allowed to advertise sub-standard accommodation.

The Taoiseach has defended the controversial co-living model of accommodation in the Dáil, stating it is part of the solution to the housing crisis.

Ending “arbitrary” height caps in cities to allow much taller buildings must happen to address the housing crisis, Minister Eoghan Murphy has said.

The model provides en-suite bedrooms with shared, communal living areas and is similar to student accommodation but aimed at young, working professionals.

With homeless figures in Ireland exceeding 10,000 for the first time, Councillor Daithí Doolan says it's time for the Minister to go.

A new record of 10,264 homeless people is triggering calls for the upcoming local elections to be treated by voters as a referendum on the Government’s “failed” housing policies.

The record number of 10,000 people now in homelessness is a “national scandal,” the Dáil heard as Tánaiste Simon Coveney came under attack for wrecking children's lives.

Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy says new homeless figures are “hugely disappointing”.

Ten local authorities have run out of their initial funding for the Government's crisis-hit home loan scheme despite Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy insisting money is available to continue the project.

Latest: The Housing Minister has denied that a Government-backed mortgage fund has been frozen.

Tweets sent by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy which included the Fine Gael logo were retweeted by Mr Murphy's department Twitter account.

A record number of 9,987 people were homeless in January, including 3,624 children.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has come under attack for radical proposals to “punish” families on housing lists, who refuse offers, by putting back their potential waiting time by five years.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has insisted that the government will still to hold a referendum on whether water should be protected in public ownership but the vote must “not be rushed”.

Measures to assist homeless people, with mental health and addiction problems, to move out of emergency accommodation will be brought to Cabinet next week.

Even by granting mathematical generosity to the minister, the gap between what is being achieved in social housing and what is needed is vast, writes Caroline O’Doherty.

Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy has defended the Government’s housing policy saying that housing stock has increased drastically with eight times the number of new builds being completed in recent years.

The Government has announced that more than 8,400 social housing units were built, repaired or made available last year. The figure met just over half of new demands on council housing lists, however.

The Government’s housing policies risk failing to cope with the growing likelihood of a no-deal Brexit and must be scrapped immediately in favour of “more dynamic thinking” from officials.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has described as “pub talk” speculation that he was about to be dropped from Cabinet due to his inability to overcome the housing crisis.

Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy has said that politicians who object to new housing developments are putting the Government in a “very difficult position”.

The Housing Minister has announced the launch of a new state lender that aims to deliver 7,500 homes within five years.

Households which ‘excessively use’ or waste water will be given a year to reduce their consumption before they face being fined, under plans to be approved by Cabinet tomorrow.

This time five years ago, the then Fine Gael-Labour coalition nearly fell apart amid bitter disputes over the prospect of water charges, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has thrown its weight behind calls from NGOs for an urgent change to the law on donations amid fears it is being used to muzzle them.

No subject matter exercises ministers more than talk of a reshuffle, writes Political Editor, Daniel McConnell

Commission would also combat fake news and regulate political ads

New figures from the Department of Housing show 2,369 social housing units have been completed to the end of September.

Last August 24, this newspaper led with a story under the headline “Fine Gael fears ‘posh boy’ image will kill hopes in election”, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell

We could soon see sky scrapers rising above Irish towns and cities.

Local Government Minister Eoghan Murphy has been warned he has “no chance” of winning support for his plans to bring 3,500 local authority workers under the control of Irish Water.

Almost one-third of all calls to the housing charity Threshold last year were from tenants faced with losing their home.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has been severely criticised in the Dail after he proposed major last minute changes to a Bill aimed at delivering directly elected mayors in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford.

“Urgent” action is needed if Government plans to hold a vote on directly-elected mayors in Cork, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford are to go ahead, a confidential Cabinet memo states.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has said Ireland is “still very much in the midst of a crisis” after the latest figures showed a rise in the number of homeless people across the country.

Grant supports of €20 million in 2018 for rural water services have been announced by Eoghan Murphy, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government.

A teenager has opened up about the struggles she faces on a daily basis living in homelessness with her family.

The Housing Minister has accused the opposition of using the homelessness crisis as a "political weapon".

The construction sector is central to ending the cycle of boom and bust in the Irish economy, the president of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has said.

Six Fine Gael ministers have said colleague Catherine Byrne should have been sacked over her part in a row with Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy.

Last Monday, word emerged that Fine Gael junior minister Catherine Byrne was on the verge of voting against the Government.

Homeless charities are calling on the government to clear up the confusion surrounding the latest homelessness figures.