Housing

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Knife crime sentencing
Elaine Loughlin: Browne becomes minister for muddled messaging amid rental change confusion
New measures are aimed at 'attracting private investment while protecting tenants'

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

Businessman giving a key and holding small house in hand.
Councils must focus on increasing land portfolio to provide housing, Oireachtas hears
However, the housing committee heard the amount of zoned and serviced land coming on the open market is small

Tue, 20 May, 2025

Fergus Finlay: Ireland’s housing mess won’t be fixed by a ‘tsar’ – it needs a minister who shows up
Fergus Finlay: Ireland’s housing mess won’t be fixed by a ‘tsar’ – it needs a minister who shows up
The McDonagh fallout proves ministers are shirking responsibility on housing when they should be driving the system forward

Tue, 06 May, 2025

Landlords leaving the rental market at 'unsustainable pace'
Landlords leaving the rental market at 'unsustainable pace'
Sherry Fitzgerald said 30% of their sellers during the first quarter of 2025 were landlords

Wed, 30 Apr, 2025

new houses
Social and affordable home building targets missed
Not only has the Government missed its 2024 social and affordable housing projections, it has actually gone backwards for the first time in terms of its delivery targets

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025

Fire hits Cork’s historic Good Shepherd site as new development plans emerge
Fire hits Cork’s historic Good Shepherd site as new development plans emerge
After another major fire, developers prepare new housing plans for Cork’s derelict Good Shepherd Convent site

Fri, 18 Apr, 2025

Irish cabinet
Taoiseach refuses to confirm if he was made aware of housing claims report
Sinn FĂ©in leader Mary Lou McDonald said the report was handed to Jack Chambers days before the general election was called in early November last year

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

President Trump Meets With Irish Prime Minister Martin For St. Patrick's Visit
Taoiseach hits back at Sinn FĂ©in's criticism of his reaction to Trump's housing comment
Micheál Martin dismissed the 'over-the-top reaction from Éoin Ó Broin' after Donald Trump joked that Ireland had a housing crisis as it was 'doing so well'

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Mick Clifford: If housing is a priority, why are 5,000 homes stuck in limbo?
Mick Clifford: If housing is a priority, why are 5,000 homes stuck in limbo?
Despite government promises of a 'step change,' funding delays and bureaucracy are worsening Ireland’s housing crisis instead of solving it

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

James Lawless comments
Lawless expects thousands of student beds to be made available
The Government turned to housing originally designed for students as part of its response to the more than 100,000 Ukrainians who were accommodated in Ireland

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

Rising House Prices
Daft.ie report suggests RPZs reduced supply of homes to rent
Author Ronan Lyons says soaring rents are due to two issues — 'a lack of supply that was there anyway, and rent controls have made supply worse'

Mon, 24 Feb, 2025

Cabinet meeting - Dublin
Simon Harris: Ireland should raise its defence budget to €3bn
In an exclusive interview, Tánaiste Simon Harris says the raised €1.5bn defence budget target should be 'the floor', and that State agencies must prioritise housing projects

Sat, 22 Feb, 2025

Cabinet meeting - Dublin
Simon Harris: 'Zero tolerance' for blockages within the housing system
Tånaiste told party colleagues the Government must be 'deadly serious' about the delivery of homes and 'treat it as an emergency' 

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025

Irish stalking bill amendments
Chambers to approve funding for development of 3,000 affordable homes
A further €450m will be allocated to the Department of Housing to deliver the projects across 2025, 2026, and 2027

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025

Woman's hand holding keys
Quietly-published Government report recommends hiking RAS payments to landlords
The Department of Housing report published last month also suggests introducing ‘finder’s fees’ for new properties

Wed, 12 Feb, 2025

Housing minister invited to address Cork City Council on city's lack of affordable homes
Housing minister invited to address Cork City Council on city's lack of affordable homes
Councillors pass Sinn Féin motion to invite minister to Cork, while Labour representative also wants justice and transport ministers to visit 

Tue, 11 Feb, 2025

Cork City Council shoots down plan for 164 homes in Bishopstown
Cork City Council shoots down plan for 164 homes in Bishopstown
Plans for homes at Ardarostig and Ballinaspig More on Waterfall Rd went against City Hall’s goals of a '15-minute city' and 'walkable neighbourhoods'

Sun, 09 Feb, 2025

Sinn Fein health policy
Taoiseach and Tánaiste ‘misled public over housing claims to win votes’
David Cullinane said the “tactic” of misleading the public over its housing policies had been a “hallmark” of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael

Thu, 06 Feb, 2025

New home completions predicted to fall well short of targets again this year 
New home completions predicted to fall well short of targets again this year 
Report by consultancy firm Mitchell McDermott says housing output in Ireland this year could be as low as 32,000 units

Thu, 30 Jan, 2025

Housing stock
Charity raises concern over shortage of HAP properties outside Dublin
The supply of properties within HAP limits are predominantly in Dublin, with 37 of the 46 homes found in the area

Tue, 28 Jan, 2025

'Ad hoc system' sending those leaving direct provision straight into homelessness
'Ad hoc system' sending those leaving direct provision straight into homelessness
The Government has been heavily criticised for its move to lift the ban on no-fault evictions last year

Mon, 16 Dec, 2024

Cost-rental housing for frontline staff among plans in Fine Gael manifesto
Cost-rental housing for frontline staff among plans in Fine Gael manifesto
Lack of affordable, available, and suitable accommodation is an issue healthcare workers have repeatedly raised, many citing it as a reason for Irish doctors, nurses, and midwives choosing to move abroad

Mon, 11 Nov, 2024

Housing update at Churchfields development in Dublin
Challenges exist around housing affordability, O’Brien says
It comes after the latest figures from the CSO revealed that residential property prices have risen by 10.1% in the year to August.

Fri, 18 Oct, 2024

Cabinet meeting
Help to Buy ‘link’ to rising house prices should be reviewed, Greens say
The scheme is designed to help first-time buyers purchase a newly built house or apartment as well as once-off self-build homes

Thu, 26 Sep, 2024

Cabinet meeting
New Government forum to oversee mortgage arrears reductions
Forum made up of the heads of various Government departments and bodies to look at ways to cut the 20,000 residential mortgages in long-term arrears

Tue, 03 Sep, 2024

Sinn FĂ©in promise to deliver up to 50,000 affordable homes if in government
Sinn FĂ©in promise to deliver up to 50,000 affordable homes if in government
The plan has promised to deliver affordable homes to buy at between €250,000 and €300,000, depending on the size of the property and its location

Thu, 01 Aug, 2024

Housing minister cannot say whether homeless figures will drop before election
Housing minister cannot say whether homeless figures will drop before election
Darragh O’Brien said tackling the country’s issues around homelessness is the Government’s “number one challenge”

Tue, 16 Jul, 2024

Housing Minister calls for increase to renters tax credit
Housing Minister calls for increase to renters tax credit
Speaking at a launch of new social homes in Kilternan, Co Dublin, Darragh O’Brien said the tax credit has significantly assisted renters since it came into effect two years ago

Wed, 26 Jun, 2024

empty wallet
People with long-standing health problems at greater risk of poverty than those with no health issues
Last year, 15.3% of households which included at least one person who was severely limited in usual activities because of a health problem said they failed to pay a utility bill in the last year due to financial difficulties, CSO figures show

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

Sewage problems among issues at Dublin site earmarked for international protection applicants
Sewage problems among issues at Dublin site earmarked for international protection applicants
The Government’s plan to house international protection applicants on the Thornton Hall site in Dublin has hit a series of snags, including the fact there is no sewage connection on the site.

Sun, 16 Jun, 2024

European and local elections
Harris’s call for review of bulk-purchase of homes criticised as ‘spoof’
The Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader said on Monday that he wants to see a review of the bulk buying of homes by institutional investors on both tax and planning matters

Tue, 28 May, 2024

Housing Commission's report a damning indictment of decades of government policy
Housing Commission's report a damning indictment of decades of government policy
The housing system is not working and a ‘radical strategic reset’ is required, the Government has been told

Wed, 22 May, 2024

Risks to scheme to boost nature in developments
Irish Examiner view: We need urgent action to fix Ireland's housing crisis
The Housing Commission has said a “radical strategic reset of policy” is the only solution to the ongoing crisis in housing and accommodation.

Wed, 22 May, 2024

Fianna Fail’s 1916 commemoration
Accusations of ‘strategic interruption’ as Sinn FĂ©in TDs clash with speaker
Micheál Martin had been questioned about a commitment he gave to deliver 50,000 affordable homes to buy at prices less than €250,000 when the row escalated.

Thu, 16 May, 2024

5,000 people enter emergency accommodation since no-fault evictions ban lifted
5,000 people enter emergency accommodation since no-fault evictions ban lifted
The Dublin TD claimed the vast majority of those people who went into emergency accommodation in the last year was a “direct result” of the end of the temporary ban last April

Wed, 03 Apr, 2024

Irish constitution referenda
State to purchase turnkey properties to provide rapid-build homes for asylum seekers
A revised plan to house asylum-seekers will see the State purchase turn-key properties, empty offices and deliver rapid-build homes in a bid to deliver 14,000 extra beds by 2028.

Thu, 28 Mar, 2024

Rental market
Rents in regional cities soaring close to €2k per month
Average monthly rent has increased by €500 since before covid to a crippling €1,850 a month

Fri, 23 Feb, 2024

Crackdown laws on short-term property rentals face further delay
Crackdown laws on short-term property rentals face further delay
Government hoping new laws allow for up to 12,000 homes used as short-term lets to be returned to long-term rental market

Wed, 21 Feb, 2024

Shelter survey
Rising rents show ‘flagrant breaches’ of rules mean to enforce caps, TDs say
The Government has been told that a report which shows that rents in existing tenancies across the country grew by 5. 2% is evidence of “flagrant breaches” of rules designed to cap rates in certain urban areas.

Thu, 08 Feb, 2024

Shelter survey
Rising rents show ‘flagrant breaches’ of rules meant to enforce caps, TDs say
The Government has been told that a report which shows that rents in existing tenancies across the country grew by 5. 2% is evidence of “flagrant breaches” of rules designed to cap rates in certain urban areas.

Thu, 08 Feb, 2024

Planning Application
Department of Housing sharply criticised for bringing forward planning Bill that is 'not fit for purpose' 
400 changes tabled to its own legislation

Wed, 31 Jan, 2024

Cork Prison officers didn't hear emergency alarm after volume turned down 
Cork Prison officers didn't hear emergency alarm after volume turned down 
Prisoner died a short time later because the volume had been reduced to the minimum level possible

Tue, 30 Jan, 2024

Unhappy stressed mature middle aged woman looking at phone screen
Number of older people with housing difficulties on the rise, charities say
The number of older people in private rental accommodation had almost doubled between 2016 and 2022, according to Census figures.

Wed, 24 Jan, 2024

One person's legal challenge stalling the building of 852 homes in Dublin
One person's legal challenge stalling the building of 852 homes in Dublin
Representatives of LDA due before the Oireachtas Housing Committee for a quarterly update on affordable housing

Tue, 23 Jan, 2024

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