Paschal Donohoe denies allocation of extra money is clearing the decks for general election
Minister told Cabinet of plans to allocate net €6.3bn to fund capital works, public pay costs and cost of living measures
Minister told Cabinet of plans to allocate net €6.3bn to fund capital works, public pay costs and cost of living measures
Taskforce report contains 10 proposals for initiatives to revive Dublin city centre
Good work of charity for homeless not in doubt but ‘numerous key compliance and governance failures’ found by Charities Regulator
Minister says legislation is ‘genuine attempt’ to start reform as university Senators claim Bill is ‘disgrace’, and will keep Upper House as ‘rubber stamp’
Controversial Planning and Development Bill a key part of plans to address housing crisis, but Opposition says it will add to delays and costs
Budget day measures such as higher stamp duty are yet another indication that Ireland is becoming a less welcoming place for international investors
Government criticised for not indexing minimum social welfare payments
Former taoiseach warns against populism and prejudice but concedes immigration a challenge for Irish society
Central Bank says scheme, which offers tax rebates of up to €30,000, cost Revenue €938m to the end of 2023
Minister for Housing backs Taoiseach’s position after Simon Harris linked immigration to numbers in emergency accommodation
Extra €250 for this year and for 2025 being discussed as deliberations continue
Project at Shanganagh Castle, near Shankill, the agency’s first direct-build scheme on publicly owned lands
Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien is understood to be targeting expanded funding for the Land Development Agency to build 20,000 homes by 2030
Cabinet decision will give wealthiest workers tax-free pension pot of €2.8 million when average pot is only €111,000
Move follows barrister’s unpublished report which took more than 1½ years to finish on ‘matters of concern’ in planning board
Arrangement to fund remediation of defects for between 62,500 and 100,000 Celtic Tiger-era apartments or duplexes
The €13 billion from the Apple case will not be available to use until March, while further €3 billion from sale of AIB shares is also available
Proposal costed at €40m would mean more applicants able to claim highest payment of €30,000
Taoiseach recently questioned ‘peculiar situation’ of homeless numbers rising despite high level of social homes being allocated
Minister for Housing says the planning Bill will reform and streamline the planning process, reducing delays in housing and strategic infrastructure projects
Sinn Féin’s housing plan is nothing if not detailed, but voters may be cautious of untested solutions
Amid ‘grim record’ for homelessness, Minister for Housing seeks locations for residential developments
As key services in education, health, housing and transport struggle with increasing demand, plans are being devised to deal with pressures from rising immigration and people living longer
Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien says rise in membership will allow for reduction of cases on hand within board
CSO data shows prices are still rising strongly and supply remains as big an issue as ever
Into these information vacuums slip political extremists with their own agendas and solutions
To date a Government scheme targeting vacant commercial premises, including former pubs, has led to potential for 2,700 dwellings
A bonfire of Government housing support schemes is a step into the unknown - even if the promise is for a better future
Minister for Housing expected to ask for hike to cap on price of homes eligible for scheme beyond current €500,000
Even if the party can pivot the overarching political discussion from immigration to housing, the terms of engagement will not be the same as in 2020
One of the biggest pieces of legislation in the history of the State is intended to speed up housing supply and will allow for restructuring of An Bord Pleanála
Depending on one’s point of view, Minister for Housing’s landmark creation is either a dangerous folly or an architectural gem
Opposition claims Government’s Housing for All plan for 33,450 new builds this year will not be delivered
The risk is that by the time there is a wider acceptance of the need to move more quickly on vital infrastructure projects, it will be too late
Sinn Féin’s finance spokesman claims effort ‘at the very heart of Government’ to limit support for homeowners in redress scheme
Majority of approvals under First Home Scheme were for homes in Dublin, Cork, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow
Thousands of families have reason to be grateful to charity, but its recent activities have left questions to answer
Litany of governance failings outlined at €165m homelessness charity, including double-counting of ‘multiple’ properties
Government is two years planning legislation but has yet to consult interested parties
Malcolm Noonan advises caution ahead of law to be passed on Thursday providing for 41-week agreements
New prices for affordable housing scheme in Coolock relate to increased market values, says council
Minister for Finance Jack Chambers moves to dampen expectations around ‘tighter’ Budget 2025
Darragh O’Brien says overall housing target for 2025 will probably be 50,000
Developers hired to design next phase of Grangegorman campus to receive ownership of Aungier Street site
More than 4,316 children included in latest official emergency accommodation figures from Department of Housing
Prices for housing in affordable-housing schemes would be higher without Government intervention, says Donohoe
Project estimated to cost up to €6bn ‘critical to securing Ireland’s economic growth and housing needs’ – Uisce Éireann
Darragh O’Brien hails success of measures aimed at stopping funds or companies bulk-buying housing units
New legislation to provide for fingerprinting, processing centres and stronger border security
Pressure building in wake of better than anticipated Local Election results for main Coalition parties and poor performance by Sinn Féin
This year’s contests offered an entertaining cast with a ballot box in one hand and hammy promotional videos in the other
Successive ministers in the department have failed utterly to appreciate this fact
Extremes of cold and heat may necessitate protection of housing stock, Eamon Ryan will say
Despite some negative feedback from voters on housing, local election hopeful Darragh Butler feels the canvass was ‘largely positive’
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