Housing & Planning

Proposed apartment development will be in 16 blocks of up to 15 storeys

The Government should consider certain “tweaks” to the criteria of the cost rental scheme, John Hannigan said

First tranche of €15 million Government bailout to be paid to homelessness charity this week

Standardised average rent stood at €1,332 for existing tenancies nationally compared to €1,574 for new tenancies, a gap of €242 per month

Simon Coveney says ‘we do need to try to listen to what people are saying’ as the State faces pressure to provide accommodation for refugees

Records released under Freedom of Information show board decision-making came to a halt

The largest number of strategic housing apartment applications is in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

Contractor involved in repair works for homelessness charity run by brother of trust’s long-serving auditor

Housing representatives said this shows a recognition among those under financial pressure of their entitlements

Tusla dealing with growing ‘crisis’ of children in care placed in unregulated emergency accommodation

Devenish Nutrition lobbied four Ministers to establish whether State was interested in buying Dowth lands including large part of Unesco World Heritage Brú na Bóinne site

Running to more than 700 pages, bill expected to address infrastructure deficits

Homelessness to account for more than one in five of every euro spent by Dublin City Council in 2024

We must use nature-based solutions to solve our extensive drainage problems

An interrogation of the Coalition’s flagship plan to address the housing crisis paints a very mixed picture

Homelessness charity admits ‘more cautious’ expansion would have been ‘prudent’

Tenancy convictions continue to pose biggest issue for tenants

Scottish model of closed bids where ‘highest bidder gets the house’ will be examined, Taoiseach says

Plan to rebrand body An Coimisiún Pleanála is part of effort to restore confidence in planning system

Report finds 13 per cent of respondents had been victim of an accommodation scam

Interim State funding to be released to allow homelessness charity’s services continue in short-term

Cathaoirleach of Galway County Council Liam Carroll said urgent action was needed to protect homes and infrastructure in the area

Ministers to receive update on Coalition’s Housing for All plan during Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting

IWAI scheme proposes new marina lying between new Poolbeg urban quarter and the river

New height guidelines could clear way for city’s tallest building to be built near 3Arena

Charity bought apartments developed by accountant whose firm was auditing trust’s accounts

Senior city council official says Department of Housing funding for refurbishing empty properties ‘constantly coming down’

Sinn Féin TD says access structure at ‘pinch point’ on Owenacurra, which breached its banks last month

Three-year legal battle over Bailey Gibson and Player Wills sites ends after residents ‘reluctantly agree’ deal

Council to city change development plan to stop construction of apartments below minimum size

Peter McVerry Trust has sought several million euro in emergency funding as it battles a financial crisis

Total of 4,518 notices to quit served to tenants between July and September, latest RTB data shows

Ambitious plans by semi-state transport company CIE to build new 1,000 apartments at Heuston Station in Dublin would draw in residents from surrounding areas with new bridges crossing the river

Legislation is now due to pass in 2024, with payments set to be in place later that year — close to next election

European Parliament committee conducts three-day visit to Ireland to examine mica controversy

Simon Revill, a property manager, has been involved in a long dispute over a new building by the rear and side of the home of his neighbour, Philip Farrelly

Developers had warned that higher interest rates, rising costs and a shortage of builders would lead to a fall-off in building this year, but they hadn’t banked on Government measures underwriting demand

Source of €500 million ‘backstop’ loan to help build more houses far from certain

Projections suggest the State needs to double the number of homes being built by the middle of the century to keep up with demand

In September, fewer than 30 homes were available to rent below State’s maximum housing assistance payment