Home construction incentives

Minister announced a €1bn package of additional housing measures this week

Sinn Féin's Eoin O Broin said the covid shutdowns to construction could explain part of the underspend, but that it has continued into 2023

Popular and well-organised movements in the past forced successive governments to take steps to meet the country’s housing needs

Darragh O'Brien to adopt Regional Independents' measures as Government tries to ensure it has enough votes tonight

Public Expenditure Minister credits institutional investors with the 'dramatic' rise in the number of apartments being built

Paul Hosford says the house purchase schemes announced this week will help determine if the end of the eviction ban will be an even bigger issue this summer

Renters all over Ireland are dreading the landlord's email, and the real prospect of becoming homeless, writes CIARA PHELAN

Ordinarily, planning applications should be decided upon within 18 weeks, but now An Bord Pleanála had 2,676 planning applications outstanding

The figure, obtained from Dublin City Council, does not include homeless people who may have died while sleeping rough.

The cost of living package to be unveiled to the Cabinet tomorrow will include very targeted measures, according to the Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien.

The Government’s target is to achieve 10,000 sign-ups every year by 2025 as part of its strategy to tackle housing shortages

Cork county councillors have threatened to picket Uisce Eireann headquarters unless they get a meeting with senior management to discuss delays to seven sewage treatment projects.

People living in defective apartments are now paying twice for the privilege, as their taxes are to be used to carry out repairs

Increased tetchiness and bickering among Coalition parties over the potential spoils of war

While the housing minister is introducing some measures to reform An Bord Pleanála, the problems go far beyond issues of management fuzziness, writes Mick Clifford

When asked if tax breaks for developers are under consideration by the Government, the Taoiseach said nothing is off the table

Dublin Lord Mayor, Councillor Caroline Conroy, said: “We’re going to look at the best response from the community to show the real side of Ballymun – that we are inclusive."

As well as a bill addressing energy security, Cabinet will consider consolidating measures to bring vacant homes back into use  

Leo Varadkar pledges to adopt a hands-on approach to the big challenges facing Ireland as he begins new term as Taoiseach

In a surprising move, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced a new unit for his Department which he said will focus on child poverty and improving wellbeing.

Has an entire year been lost in tackling the most pressing social problem in Ireland? 

Darragh O’Brien's fellow ministers, Eamon Ryan and Catherine Martin, are said to have spoken against his proposed curbs on planning objections

It was as if Elvis had left the building. But the Dáil is reminded that Micheál Martin will soon be staging a comeback as Tánaiste

Met Éireann has warned that dense fog will persist through the afternoon and into tonight until the warning lifts at midnight

The failure of three of the four councils in Dublin — where the housing problem is most acute — to build any new homes has been severely criticised

The Croí Cónaithe scheme to do up vacant properties in towns and villages will now be available in urban areas and for one-off rural homes

Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald said there were many people whose "lives have been put on hold" because they have no prospect of buying a home

Internal investigation found that there may have been 'a concerted attempt to shift certain cultural norms' in An Bord Pleanála

Apart from Paul Hyde, it has now emerged that issues have arisen in relation to at least one member of staff at An Bord Pleanála — but there are no plans to publish the internal report into the matter.

An internal report provides a shocking indictment of the manner in which the board has operated in recent years

A "backlog of cases" at the beleaguered planning authority means the Penneys project has been delayed until January 3.

Coalition party leaders are expected to decide if the ban should be implemented — but homelessness charity Simon maintain such a ban will not be enough to stem the housing crisis

€1.06m was paid to developers by An Bord Pleanála last year due to the late processing of applications for strategic housing developments

One Fianna Fáil TD said the concerns over the levy were presented to the housing minister, and he was “very much in agreement with us”.

New property price report shows a drop in the third quarter of 2022 but predicts further price rises

The Dáíl heard more than three hours worth of statements from TDs regarding the ongoing issues at the planning authority

This is despite legal challenges being launched around decisions made which involved the now former deputy chairperson of An Bord Pleanála Paul Hyde

The number of accommodation scams targeting international students has risen by 30%.

It’s understood a financial measure is the preferred option rather than a new scheme and a tax credit is “something that could be implemented relatively quickly,” according to Government sources.

Around €80m of the €2.7bn mica redress scheme is expected to be raised by a levy targeting the construction industry

Robert Troy's resignation comes against the background of an utterly broken housing market stacked against the have-nots

The minister is talking tough about issues at An Bord Pleanála. Let’s see how serious the Government’s attempt to reform it will be, writes Special Correspondent Mick Clifford

The recent An Bord Pleanála controversy may represent a live hand grenade for Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien to deal with, but it is important that the affair comes to a satisfactory conclusion.