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# Housing

This year
2023
Modular housing being held up by site issues, warns state architect
A number of rapid-build homes are being constructed at sites across the country to house Ukrainian refugees.
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May 2nd 2023, 5:56 PM
Maps published of areas where landowners will pay new tax from next year
The government’s aim is for the tax to incentivise landowners to use existing planning permissions for housing.
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May 1st 2023, 6:05 AM
Slight increase announced in Housing Adaptation Grants for older and disabled people
The 2023 funding allocation is expected to result in approximately 12,300 grants for older people and disabled people to make modifications to their homes.
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Apr 30th 2023, 1:33 PM
‘Disaster’ coming if housing isn’t fixed, head of 2008 crash inquiry warns
Ciarán Lynch has warned of a disaster ‘coming down the tracks if this problem isn’t fixed’.
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Apr 30th 2023, 6:30 AM
Homelessness record broken again as 11,988 people in emergency accommodation in March
There were 8,516 adults and 3,472 children in emergency accommodation last month.
There were 8,516 adults and 3,472 children in emergency accommodation last month.
The figures come as the Government's winter eviction ban lapsed on 1 April.
Focus Ireland has warned that the real impact of lifting the eviction ban is yet to be felt.
'We have no intention of leaving': Tathony House tenants facing eviction hold another rally
'Where will they go?': Coveney says invalid notices to quit should be challenged
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Apr 28th 2023, 5:00 PM
Start of 2023 ushers in mortgage slowdown as drawdowns slide by a third
10,908 new mortgages to the value of €2,868 million were drawn down by borrowers during the first quarter of 2023.
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Apr 28th 2023, 6:00 AM
First batch of 200 modular homes for Ukrainian refugees to be ready next month
A report by
Christina Finn
A target of delivering 700 units has been missed by Government.
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Apr 27th 2023, 12:05 AM
Over 1,000 homes being bought by local authorities as part of tenant in situ scheme, Varadkar says
The government has set a target of 1,500 properties to be acquired under the tenant-in situ-scheme.
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Apr 26th 2023, 9:12 PM
Govt plan to boost building: Cost-rental units subsidised and development levies scrapped
A new plan includes an increase in grants for restoring empty homes and alleviating development levies.
Analysis: 'In a housing crisis, this government is leaving thousands of buildings to rot'
Taoiseach says we've yet to turn the corner on the housing crisis, rules out reopening budget
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Apr 25th 2023, 4:00 PM
Government considers subsidies for developers and scrapping of fees to increase housing supply
Junior minister Martin Heydon acknowledged today that there was a “huge crisis”.
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Apr 23rd 2023, 2:13 PM
Govt summer priorities: Renters' rights, safe access zones, vaping rules and late-night pubs
A new pension system and a ban on conversion therapy are other issues to be addressed.
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Apr 20th 2023, 12:17 PM
'Where will they go?': Coveney says invalid notices to quit should be challenged
The minister rounded on Sinn Féin’s policies to scrap the Help to Buy and First Home Scheme.
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Apr 19th 2023, 2:36 PM
Cian O'Callaghan: Owners of vacant properties should either use it, rent it or sell it
The Social Democrats’ housing spokesperson says there can be no justification for leaving thousands of homes lying empty.
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Apr 19th 2023, 7:00 AM
Analysis: 'In a housing crisis, this government is leaving thousands of buildings to rot'
A grim indictment of Ireland’s political policies is the scale of dereliction of buildings throughout the country, writes Dr Frank O’Connor.
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Apr 15th 2023, 7:45 PM
Applications for 94 cost-rental apartments in Delgany to open tomorrow
Rent for the apartments will start at €1,220 for a one-bed unit.
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Apr 10th 2023, 10:26 AM
Housing developer secures injunction stopping subcontractor removing kitchen units
A subcontractor has claimed that it was not paid for its services by the main contractor, which went into liquidation.
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Apr 6th 2023, 4:02 PM
Taoiseach says Govt did not have exact RTB figures when deciding to lift eviction ban
Questions have been raised about whether government knew the extent of the notices to quit that had been served.
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Apr 5th 2023, 5:41 PM
Plans to build 2,300 homes in north Dublin given green light
This is the single largest development granted planning permission by An Bord Pleanála.
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Apr 4th 2023, 5:23 PM
Cork city councillors 'stunned' after tense and abrupt end to eviction ban meeting
Sinn Féin have claimed FG and FF breached council standing orders.
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Apr 4th 2023, 2:46 PM
Leo Varadkar: Housing constraints would impact whoever is in Government
Varadkar cited the rising cost of building materials as an issue.
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Apr 4th 2023, 10:42 AM
'100% incorrect': Taoiseach denies claim he overruled Housing Minister to end the eviction ban
The mood music from Government right up to the decision to lift the ban was that it would be extended.
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Apr 3rd 2023, 4:47 PM
Home asking prices continue to fall modestly
A report by MyHome.ie found that homes are now being sold for just 1% over asking prices, versus 6% at this time last year
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Apr 3rd 2023, 6:00 AM
Protesters gather outside Leinster House calling for eviction ban to be reinstated
The protest, organised by the Cost of Living Coalition, began at 1pm on Kildare Street.
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Apr 1st 2023, 2:55 PM
House prices in Ireland fell by 0.3% in the first three months of the year
The average listed price nationwide in the first quarter of 2023 was €308,497.
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Mar 29th 2023, 7:17 AM
Planning permission refused for 'car dependent' houses in Balbriggan
An Bord Pleanála ruled the scheme would promote unsustainable transport modes.
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Mar 27th 2023, 3:49 PM
The end of the eviction ban: 'My kids ask me where are we going to live - and I have no idea'
Thousands of households are facing eviction, here are some of their stories.
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Mar 26th 2023, 12:10 AM
Sinn Féin says government is lowering social housing numbers by excluding HAP and RAS tenants
Ó Broin said the removal of HAP and RAS tenants from the social housing need figures was ‘deeply dishonest’.
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Mar 24th 2023, 6:00 PM
Taoiseach calls for 'accurate' language, says notices to quit are not evictions
The government has been under scrutiny in recent weeks for its decision to lift the eviction ban
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Mar 24th 2023, 12:35 PM
'Stop the BS': Verona Murphy excoriates govt housing policy after voting against coalition
Becoming emotional while speaking during Leaders’ Questions, Murphy particularly criticised the Government on planning.
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Mar 23rd 2023, 7:37 PM
An Bord Pleanála refuses planning permission for over 1,000 north Dublin apartments
Planning permission for 173 residential units for a site near the Co Meath border was also refused.
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Mar 23rd 2023, 5:00 PM
Govt facing more eviction ban headaches as Labour and SF prepare motions and new laws
Labour is proceeding with its no-confidence motion, while Sinn Féín proposes new legislation to halt evictions.
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Mar 23rd 2023, 2:22 PM
Plan to bring 12,000 short-term lets back into rental market delayed by EU Commission decision
The legislation required cannot be enacted until the end of the year.
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Mar 23rd 2023, 10:54 AM
FactCheck: Did the Government miss its social housing targets for three years in a row?
A report by
Stephen McDermott
The claim was made in a Dáil debate on the eviction ban.
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Mar 23rd 2023, 12:05 AM
Government wins counter motion vote against extending eviction ban
Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan voted against the government’s counter motion, which passed 83 votes to 68.
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Mar 22nd 2023, 9:00 PM
Taoiseach says 'vast majority' of people given eviction notices will find somewhere to live when ban lifts
The Dáil yesterday evening debated a motion which is calling for the eviction ban to be extended until January next year.
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Mar 22nd 2023, 2:00 PM
Measures to allow social welfare recipients to earn up to €14k a year in rent being extended
Under the measures, social welfare payments are not impacted for earning rental income under €14,000.
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Mar 22nd 2023, 8:31 AM
Independent TD Violet-Anne Wynne to break off Dáil pairing to vote against government
Wynne had previously been in an agreement with Helen McEntee, who is on maternity leave, that she would not vote in McEntee’s absence.
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Mar 21st 2023, 8:36 PM
Celebrities and activists call on government to keep eviction ban in new campaign
Bressie, Mario Rosenstock and Fr Peter McVerry are among those featured in #KeeptheBan.
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Mar 20th 2023, 7:00 PM
Taoiseach says we've yet to turn the corner on the housing crisis, rules out reopening budget
Micheál Martin says a corner has been turned on housing.
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Mar 15th 2023, 3:00 PM
Property prices rise by 6.1% with regional areas rising faster than Dublin
Households paid a median of €305,000 for a residential property in the 12 months to January 2023.
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Mar 15th 2023, 11:24 AM
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