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# Housing

March
March 2023
Cork eviction ban meeting told of woman, 78, given notice to quit after 63 years in family home
People facing eviction were present at the meeting, including a man who said he doesn’t know what to tell his six-year-old.
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Mar 14th 2023, 10:07 PM
Sinn Féin motion to call for eviction ban to be extended to January 2024
Speaking to reporters in New York last night, Mary Lou McDonald said her party will move the motion today.
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Mar 14th 2023, 6:04 PM
'We have turned a corner': Pre-budget tax breaks for renters and landlords dismissed by Tánaiste
The Tánaiste said a corner has been turned on housing.
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Mar 14th 2023, 4:10 PM
Lorcan Sirr: 'The proportion of houses coming to market has reduced by 43.5% in 5 years'
Housing lecturer Lorcan Sirr said it shows ‘we’re still not building the type of housing that we need’.
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Mar 12th 2023, 12:10 AM
FactFind: How effective was the eviction ban in reducing homelessness?
Government claims that the eviction ban has not reduced homelessness have been met with strong criticism.
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Mar 11th 2023, 12:05 AM
Nearly 5,000 eviction notices were served on tenants between July and September last summer
The rental sector is under scrutiny in the wake of the government’s decision not to extend the eviction ban.
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Mar 10th 2023, 3:24 PM
Varadkar says he doesn't believe reimposing the eviction ban would reverse rising homeless numbers
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said the decision to end the ban was ‘cruel and heartless’.
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Mar 9th 2023, 2:55 PM
'You can't handle the answers': Tempers flare as FG and SF clash over eviction ban
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald were involved in a war of words this afternoon.
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Mar 8th 2023, 2:05 PM
Varadkar: 'Demonisation' of landlords caused rent hikes and reduced housing supply
The Taoiseach said that over 40,000 landlords have left the rental market in recent years.
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Mar 8th 2023, 12:42 PM
Extending eviction ban would reduce number of rental properties even more, says O'Brien
The Housing Minister formally announced today that the eviction moratorium will be lifted from 31 March
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Mar 7th 2023, 9:54 PM
Government to fund 405 beds for disadvantaged students in DCU
The Cabinet has approved €41 million to fund the accommodation.
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Mar 7th 2023, 9:36 PM
Landlords selling property will have to give tenant option to buy under new scheme
The First Home Scheme is to be amended to include tenants who wish to buy the property when their landlord is selling up.
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Mar 7th 2023, 4:30 PM
Varadkar defends ending eviction ban as Opposition TDs slam 'heartless' decision
The three coalition party leaders met with the housing minister yesterday evening, with Cabinet now discussing the measure.
Coalition leaders and the Housing Minister decided at a meeting last night to lift the eviction ban as planned on 31 March.
Opposition politicians and housing activists have condemning the move.
Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Bróin said the decision 'will mean more adults, children & pensioners will become homeless from April'.
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Mar 7th 2023, 2:59 PM
Coalition leaders agree to lift eviction ban as planned on 31 March
It’s understood that Cabinet will discuss the moratorium on evictions coming to an end as planned on 31 March.
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Mar 6th 2023, 10:41 PM
Analysis: Is Holly Cairns correct about her generation being worse off than their parents?
Despite black-and-white arguments on Twitter about that question, the reality is much more complicated, writes economist Ciarán Casey.
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Mar 6th 2023, 7:00 PM
Poll: Do you think the eviction ban should be extended?
Cabinet will meet tomorrow to discuss whether to extend, amend or lift the ban.
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Mar 6th 2023, 9:54 AM
€20m signed off on for refugee accommodation plans, with commercial properties being considered
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said it is“impossible to say” whether the plan is enough.
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Mar 3rd 2023, 7:28 PM
AirBnb claims 'everyday families' rent out their homes for much-needed income
An upcoming property register is a barrier to income families “cannot afford to lose”, Airbnb says.
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Mar 1st 2023, 12:56 PM
February
February 2023
Government's mind is still not made up on whether to extend the eviction ban
Minister Heather Humphreys has reaffirmed that the government still deciding whether it will pursue an extension.
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Feb 26th 2023, 2:44 PM
Government still deciding on extending eviction ban for fear of 'making matters worse'
Jack Chambers said that extending the ban could lead to a surge in landlords leaving the market and evicting tenants when the ban eventually ends.
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Feb 25th 2023, 3:09 PM
'Demonised' landlords should get tax breaks if linked to better renters' rights, says Varadkar
A number of bodys have recommended changes to the tax treatment of landlords.
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Feb 23rd 2023, 4:22 PM
'Rookie error': Evictions ban proposal progresses as junior minister forgets to oppose bill
Minister of State Kieran O’Donnell forgot to oppose the bill at the end of the debate today.
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Feb 22nd 2023, 2:45 PM
'The situation is getting worse and worse': PBP warn of homeless spike if eviction ban lapses
People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett called for the Government to support the eviction ban bill.
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Feb 20th 2023, 4:39 PM
Ireland should follow Denmark and require vacant properties to be rented out, Varadkar advised
The NESC report suggests an NCT-style system could be set up for rental properties to ensure minimum standards.
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Feb 15th 2023, 7:33 PM
Property prices continue to rise but rate of increase is slowing
New data from the CSO on property prices was published today.
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Feb 15th 2023, 2:09 PM
Landlords should get tax breaks in return for longer tenancies, Taoiseach advised
The report into the private rental sector is due to be published today.
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Feb 15th 2023, 12:05 AM
Refugees from 'safe' countries must have their cases heard fairly, says immigration lawyer
Junior Minister Sean Fleming also said that people coming from countries deemed safe may have genuine reason to seek asylum.
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Feb 11th 2023, 4:48 PM
Minister indicates targeted and universal cost-of-living measures on the cards as talks intensify
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he plans to make announcement about new and extended cost-of-living measures in mid-February.
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Feb 10th 2023, 1:13 PM
Government-backed mortgage offers are set to get bigger from March
Houses valued up to €360,000 in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, South Dublin, Dublin City, Fingal, Wicklow and Kildare will soon be eligible for the loan.
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Feb 7th 2023, 3:24 PM
McGrath: 'Plea for large buildings to house refugees reflects the strain the system is under'
Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman has made an urgent plea to his colleagues for accommodation assistance.
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Feb 3rd 2023, 10:39 AM
Govt to make a call on eviction ban 'shortly', says Taoiseach
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says he hasn’t thrown in the towel on the housing crisis.
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Feb 1st 2023, 2:18 PM
'Exceptionally high volume' of calls to RTB leading to backlog on queries about renters' credit
Green Party TD Patrick Costello said that the RTB are overburdened and don’t have the resources they currently need.
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Feb 1st 2023, 11:28 AM
Ireland had the highest number of mortgage drawdowns last year since 2008
That’s according to two reports published today by the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland.
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Feb 1st 2023, 6:00 AM
January
January 2023
Business group Ibec warns housing crisis is 'critical barrier to growth and business investment'
It has offered some key recommendations which the group claims would ‘cut the cost of new home by €30,000′.
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Jan 30th 2023, 9:24 AM
26 additional asylum seekers unable to be accommodated by State
A total of 81 international protection applicants could not be housed this week.
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Jan 28th 2023, 4:48 PM
Homelessness record broken again as 11,632 people in emergency accommodation in December
The Department of Housing published the figures this afternoon.
The Department of Housing published the figures this afternoon.
A total of 8,190 adults and 3,442 children were living in emergency accommodation during the week of 19 to 25 December.
Focus Ireland has called these figures "shameful".
55 asylum seekers left without accommodation since Citywest closure
New asylum accommodation might not be ready for five weeks, as charities prepare for influx
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Jan 27th 2023, 4:59 PM
Initial social housing targets not met as Housing Department revises new builds to approx 7,500
The Department of Housing has cast doubt on figures issued in an official briefing note to Minister Paschal Donohoe.
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Jan 26th 2023, 5:43 PM
Over 28,700 units of large developments are awaiting An Bord Pleanála permission
That’s according to a report from consultants Mitchell McDermott.
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Jan 26th 2023, 7:28 AM
FactCheck: Did the state build more social housing in 2022 than ever before, as Taoiseach claimed?
“We’ve never built more social housing than was the case of the past year,” The Taoiseach said.
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Jan 23rd 2023, 5:06 PM
CityWest refugee centre to close to new arrivals 'in a matter of days', says O'Gorman
The UN’s refugee agency warned that ‘urgent intervention’ is needed to prevent large numbers of people becoming homeless here.
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Jan 19th 2023, 9:30 PM
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