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<p>Michelle O’Flynn, Property / Development Director, O’Flynn Group, Michael O’Flynn, Founder and CEO, O’Flynn Group, An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, Minister for Housing James Browne John Coleman, CEO, LDA and Sharon Geraghty, chief of staff, LDA, at the LDA and the O’Flynn Group announcement of plans to deliver 542 new homes in Dublin. The new A-rated apartments are being delivered as part of Southwest Gate, a landmark residential scheme on the Naas Road in Dublin 12. Picture: Naoise Culhane</p>

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Bought for €115m by Michael O’Flynn 20 years ago, work now set to begin at Long Mile Rd site

The Naas Rd/Long Mile Rd has been an important stretch for centuries, originally for coaches in the 1700s and as the main road out of the capital to the South-West.

<p>Housing Agency CEO Martin Whelan will tell TDs that few housebuilders have a pipeline of sites ready to go — and those that do face infrastructure shortcomings and blockages that can impede delivery. Picture: The Housing Agency</p>

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'Undercapitalised' developers struggle to scale up house building, TDs to hear

<p>ESB chief executive Paddy Hayes and Land Development Agency chief executive John Coleman at the ESB’s Wilton site which will be transferred to the LDA. Picture: Darragh Kane</p>

munster

Land Development Agency prepare plans for 350 new homes in Cork city

LDA enters into agreement with construction companies to build 5,000 new homes

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LDA enters into agreement with construction companies to build 5,000 new homes

First homes on St Kevin's Hospital site to be delivered next year

munster

First homes on St Kevin's Hospital site to be delivered next year

Irish Examiner view: Limerick decision shows lack of leadership amid our housing crisis

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Irish Examiner view: Limerick decision shows lack of leadership amid our housing crisis

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ESB declines transfer of Limerick site to land agency for development of up to 410 homes

ESB and Department of the Environment have 'not consented' to the transfer of the 5.3 hectare site on Rosbrien Road

Tue, 02 Apr, 2024

What does 'affordable housing' actually mean?

What does 'affordable housing' actually mean?

The benefits of cost rental housing will only be fully realised by pursuing absolute clarity in its usage, writes Michael Byrne

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Land agency to pay ESB €3.1m for Cork City site for development of 350 homes

Land agency to pay ESB €3.1m for Cork City site for development of 350 homes

Six-acre site is adjacent to the Wilton Shopping Centre and near Cork University Hospital and UCC

Sat, 23 Dec, 2023

Cork docklands' first large-scale apartment scheme to go ahead

Cork docklands' first large-scale apartment scheme to go ahead

The majority of the apartments will be made available at cost-rental, at least 25% below the regular local market rate

Thu, 14 Dec, 2023

Plans for up to 600 homes on site next to Limerick's Colbert Street Station

Plans for up to 600 homes on site next to Limerick's Colbert Street Station

The HSE-owned site has been identified for transfer to the LDA under the Government's Housing for All plan

Thu, 23 Nov, 2023

Land Development Agency homes in Cork City will not be ready until early 2025

Land Development Agency homes in Cork City will not be ready until early 2025

Delay to delivery of 265 new homes earmarked for the former St Kevin’s Hospital site

Tue, 07 Nov, 2023

'Minor works' begin at Cork docklands housing development site

'Minor works' begin at Cork docklands housing development site

Glenveagh, through Marina Quarter Ltd, secured planning in 2021 for 1,002 apartments on the site off Centre Park Road, and close to Marina Park and Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Tue, 31 Oct, 2023

Land Development Agency partners with developer to build 69 homes

Land Development Agency partners with developer to build 69 homes

The homes will be used for an affordable rental scheme

Thu, 12 Oct, 2023

'Unprecedented' housing budget is 'highest ever in the history of the State'

'Unprecedented' housing budget is 'highest ever in the history of the State'

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien said the capital funding would 'ensure we can continue to deliver new affordable homes for purchase and rent at pace'

Tue, 10 Oct, 2023

Over 80 cost rental homes to be built in affluent Limerick suburb

Over 80 cost rental homes to be built in affluent Limerick suburb

Land Development Agency will develop the homes in Castletroy

Tue, 12 Sep, 2023

Calls for LDA to be brought under lobbying laws

Calls for LDA to be brought under lobbying laws

Land Development Agency chief had online meeting with California firm specialising in modular construction in 2021

Tue, 22 Aug, 2023

Prison service to retain old Cork Prison site due to overcrowding

Prison service to retain old Cork Prison site due to overcrowding

'Very disappointing' that site not being developed for other purposes

Mon, 21 Aug, 2023

Cabinet meeting - Dublin

Sovereign fund could enable LDA expand to become a state developer

Land Development Agency is described as 'the perfect vehicle to be scaled up' to build thousands of affordable homes

Mon, 14 Aug, 2023

Engineering man showing blueprint detail for people buying house.

Land Development Agency to spend €9m on professional services

The LDA’s tender is split into four lots—letting, property management, facilities management, and estates

Wed, 26 Jul, 2023

Housing Construction - Stock

LDA seeks to purchase privately-owned sites to drive affordable homebuilding

The state delivery body for affordable housing is seeking expressions of interest from landowners who would be willing to sell their sites

Fri, 21 Jul, 2023

Narrow Water bridge project

Government to pressure semi-States over land transfers for housing

The Government wants to put pressure on semi-State bodies that are delaying the transfer of land earmarked for housing to the Land Development Agency (LDA).

Tue, 04 Jul, 2023

Shannon port company 'shocked' at consideration of its lands for affordable houses

Shannon port company 'shocked' at consideration of its lands for affordable houses

The LDA report, published earlier this year, had identified 83 sites with the potential to deliver 67,000 new affordable homes over the medium to long term.

Tue, 13 Jun, 2023

Tim McNulty: A few key initiatives could make all the difference in delivering housing

Tim McNulty: A few key initiatives could make all the difference in delivering housing

This big bold brave step is to dig out, dust down, update and implement the 1973 Kenny Report on the regulation of the cost of building land for housing.

Tue, 16 May, 2023

Land Development Agency launches plan for 750 homes on site close to Galway city centre

Land Development Agency launches plan for 750 homes on site close to Galway city centre

The €200m development hopes to see between 650 and 750 new homes, in buildings up to six storeys in height, constructed around an urban park on an industrial site and car park on Sandy Road

Mon, 03 Apr, 2023

Cianan Brennan: Report from Land Development Agency only highlights its toothlessness

Cianan Brennan: Report from Land Development Agency only highlights its toothlessness

The new report from the Land Development Agency is full of lofty ideals but short on demonstrable plans for delivering housing, writes Cianan Brennan

Wed, 29 Mar, 2023

FILE PHOTO Rent around Ireland has spiked as the supply of homes available for rent has hit an all-time low END

House prices see biggest Q1 fall in a decade — but supply still far too low

The only region not to see prices fall in the latest analysis was Munster, where prices actually rose by 0.6%.

Wed, 29 Mar, 2023

Brexit

Government will increase targets for LDA house builds, says Varadkar

The Land Development Agency is now 'getting going'

Tue, 28 Mar, 2023

Building 10,000 homes on public land would cost €3bn

Building 10,000 homes on public land would cost €3bn

Land Development Agency report estimates 25 developments in the largest urban areas around the country would cost a maximum of €2.97bn to develop fully

Tue, 28 Mar, 2023

Gerry Hutch court case

Government accused of 'gaslighting' renters

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald called on the Government to introduce a tax credit worth a month's rent, a ban on rent increases, and to extend the eviction ban.

Tue, 14 Feb, 2023

FILE PHOTO Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe says he regrets the non-declaration of expenses related to

Undeclared: The questions facing Paschal Donohoe today

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe will address the Dáil for a second time on his election expenses today, but there remains some distance for the Dublin Central TD to go to put the issue to bed.

Tue, 24 Jan, 2023

Coronavirus - Mon May 4, 2020

Taoiseach: Giving tax incentives to developers not the preferred option

Micheál Martin appears to dump on proposal from Tánaiste Leo Varadkar

Tue, 06 Dec, 2022

House under construction.

Housing targets in 'significant trouble' with 16% contraction in home building

New CSO figures show that construction activity — residential and non-residential alike — has dropped in the third quarter of 2022

Thu, 01 Dec, 2022

Income thresholds for social housing to rise by €5,000

Income thresholds for social housing to rise by €5,000

Government to make more people eligible for social housing after housing minister comes under fire for failing to act on a year-old report on eligibility

Wed, 23 Nov, 2022

Spurred By Rising Prices, Phoenix Undergoes A New Housing Boom

Contracts signed for 247 cost-rental apartments in Dublin

Contracts have been signed for the first 247 Dublin homes under the Government's Project Tosaigh scheme.

Wed, 26 Oct, 2022

Work to begin on former St Kevin’s hospital site in Cork for housing scheme

Work to begin on former St Kevin’s hospital site in Cork for housing scheme

Enabling works on the 14-acre site is to commence soon and will take a number of months to complete, the Land Development Agency confirmed.

Thu, 25 Aug, 2022

Work on Land Development Agency's first housing project to begin in September

Work on Land Development Agency's first housing project to begin in September

51% of the homes in the development come in under the Cost Rental scheme, 15% will be affordable purchase homes, and 34% social housing

Thu, 23 Jun, 2022

'Time to bang heads together' at Land Development Agency to tackle housing, says Taoiseach

'Time to bang heads together' at Land Development Agency to tackle housing, says Taoiseach

Ministers to review options for retrofitting old schools and hospitals as housing crisis bites

Thu, 09 Jun, 2022

House under construction.

Housing agency boss has 'no concerns' over potential conflicts of interest at An Bord Pleanála

Land Development Agency chief said he had 'no issues' regarding declarations of interest after it emerged a member of planning board had failed to declare part-ownership of a property in Cork City

Fri, 22 Apr, 2022

Up to 2,800 affordable homes planned for State lands in Limerick

Up to 2,800 affordable homes planned for State lands in Limerick

The plan includes a proposed new raised pedestrian walkway, cycleway and public realm space connecting Colbert Station to the rest of the city

Thu, 16 Sep, 2021

Housing for All launch - Ireland

Paul Hosford: Coalition's legacy will rest on its Housing for All strategy

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

Thu, 02 Sep, 2021

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Plan to be launched today aims for 160,000 houses over next five years

A key measure to be announced will be a 'land-sharing value'. This would see landowners or developers forced to pay up to half the increase in the value of land which is rezoned for housing.

Thu, 02 Sep, 2021

Newly built homes

Special Cabinet meeting to finalise Government's masterplan for housing crisis

Housing for All plan is billed as 'the single biggest investment in housing delivery since the 1960s'

Mon, 30 Aug, 2021

Cahirmee horse fair

Former Cork prison site being considered for housing potential

Lying idle for five years, the former jail on the northside of Cork City could become a site for new homes

Mon, 31 May, 2021

We want level playing pitch for first-time buyers, says housing minister

We want level playing pitch for first-time buyers, says housing minister

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.

Tue, 25 May, 2021

Land agency 'must engage' with councils before building

Land agency 'must engage' with councils before building

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

Wed, 12 May, 2021

Limerick and Cork city centres share €500m State boost

Limerick and Cork city centres share €500m State boost

Both cities — as well as towns in Kerry, Clare, Limerick, and Tipperary — are set to be revitalised in €1.3bn URDF allocation

Fri, 19 Mar, 2021

Irish government cabinet meeting

Land Development Agency Bill will 'strip powers from local authorities', Dáil hears

The bill would enable councils to transfer public land to the agency without a vote from councillors

Thu, 11 Mar, 2021

Land Development Agency chief insists it will deliver social housing

Land Development Agency chief insists it will deliver social housing

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

Wed, 10 Mar, 2021

Stock house building

Homeownership will remain a pipe dream for Generation Rent

While a State Land Development Agency is much needed, there are major problems in the current legislation that if not changed could lead to the continuation of disastrous housing approaches

Mon, 22 Feb, 2021