Education used to be the path to owning a home. Now it’s all about assets
A string of mistakes made over decades has left a whole generation of people out in the cold. Housing could once again become the issue of the election
Housing Commission
Building small terraced homes could reduce construction costs, boost supply and lower prices for first-time buyers
Small terraced houses would be more affordable for one- and two-person households, but builders prefer to construct apartments or semi-detached homes because of higher profit margins
Explainer: How did the Government come up with its latest housing target of 50,500 new homes a year?
The Coalition did not want to set targets it could not meet within the duration of the current Government – although Ministers would likely contest this
Ireland is not the only resource-rich nation that cannot figure out housing
When prices in Ireland began to surge in the 2000s, we looked to the German housing market as a more stable, affordable exemplar. Not any more
Ireland’s housing targets: Why a lack of revised goals has real consequences
Builders, frustrated by the wait and by politicians failure to fully understand demand for housing, say the absence of new targets has real consequences
Simon Harris has identified the right problem, but a department of infrastructure is the wrong solution
Big foreign investors are putting projects on hold because they are losing faith in Ireland’s ability to deliver. We need to do something - but what?
Number of homes available to those relying on Hap down since June, according to Simon review
In 12 of the 16 areas tracked there were no properties available to rent within standard or discretionary Hap limits
Is now the time to buy a new home? Politicians may not provide the answers you need
The arrival of a new government will have little impact on the supply of housing or on its affordability
Housing crisis will not be solved by Sinn Féin or Coalition
Idea that local authorities can deliver housing faster than building contractors is daft ideological posturing
Solving the housing crisis requires new body empowered to clear blockages in system
Housing Delivery Oversight Executive recommended by Housing Commission would exist for five years and have the power to tackle barriers to housing supply
The two big reasons why it is so hard to say how many homes we need
There are numerous estimates of how many homes Ireland has to build. But which one is right?
The Irish Times view on planning for population growth: more to do
The extent to which plans in areas such as health, education and transport have been future-proofed against the growth in population is unknown
Housing Commission’s analysis of the crisis paints a mammoth challenge but falls down on one glaring contradiction
Targets will require extensive additional investment by State and access to foreign funding, but rent controls pose a problem
What’s the biggest problem of the housing crisis? It’s the Department of Housing
Successive ministers in the department have failed utterly to appreciate this fact
Government’s 10% stamp duty on bulk house purchases failing to stop ‘emboldened’ vulture funds, SF claims
Taoiseach says ‘further measures’ being planned to prevent multiple unit sales
Housing Commission report – the building blocks for future policy or another house of cards?
An examination of the recommendations in the divisive report that are likely to be accepted and rejected
‘You’re wrong, you’re wrong’ - Simon Harris equipped with bar charts leaves Sinn Féin rivals reeling
It was a bit rich for Mary Lou McDonald to complain about rent supports when her party had often called for spending to be increased, he said
Taoiseach claims Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald would win gold medal if ‘verbosity was Olympic sport’
McDonald says €10 billion given to private landlords since Fine Gael entered Government in 2011
Interdepartmental group to be created to consider right to housing referendum
Leaked commission report recommends executive body to direct housing delivery, but Minister does not want ‘additional layers’
Housing Commission: Details of all rents should be publicly available and pressure zones replaced, report says
Leaked document highly critical of Ireland’s housing market, sharpening focus on issue ahead of elections
Housing Commission report suggests underlying housing deficit of up to 256,000 homes
Commission calls for ‘radical strategic reset of housing policy’ as Sinn Féin says leaked findings are ‘damning indictment’ of Government
‘Massive increase’ in housing output required to solve crisis, says Chambers Ireland
‘Decades of neglect’ have created shortfalls in infrastructure delivery that must be addressed
Eoin Ó Broin: A constitutional right to housing could restore faith in our political system
Amending the Constitution would not fix our broken housing system, but it could establish a basic floor of protection
Any referendum on right to housing must make it easier to build homes – Varadkar
Concerns emerge over whether failure to make good on provision could be challenged in courts
Enshrining housing rights in the Constitution could prove to be a damp squib
Nobody is going to be suing the State for not providing them with a nice house. But there are bigger issues with the housing rights referendum
Housing Commission’s effective work on policy stymied by tortured exchanges on referendum
Draft versions of report for Government understood to propose constitutional right to housing, with commission expected to issue main and minority reports
First Look: Live like a student in new tourist accommodation at Trinity’s Printing House Square
Visitors can indulge their Normal People college-life fantasies as city centre student housing opens for summer bookings at competitive rates – by Dublin standards at least
Empty office blocks could become liveable homes, but it’s not simple
Ministerial support is being sought for a plan to convert offices into housing. But how practical is it?
Building watchdog claims State facing ‘national emergency’ over regulation
Seen & Heard: Regulator’s warning; Michael O’Leary’s big payday; and the Rotunda’s Clerys Quarter move
Balloting of water-services workers employed by local authorities to begin
Dispute could lead to water outages and derail Government plans to establish Uisce Éireann as a stand-alone utility
Developer on Housing Commission seeks vacant land tax exemption for more than 20 properties in Cork
Michael O’Flynn says the properties should not have been designated as liable for taxation
Housing output still well off the mark despite positive signs
Completions expected to flatline this year after jumping in 2022
Work on housing referendum delayed over disagreement on constitutional reform
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says there is ‘a way to go yet’ on referendum with the wording still outstanding
Eviction ban: ‘Mam, are we going to have a home?’
Lisa and her three children cannot find a home to move to, while Helen plans to live in her car when she is evicted next month
Revised housing targets could increase demand for already scarce surveyors, says report
Ireland facing a skills shortfall of up to 59% over next four years, say chartered surveyors
Minister for Housing warns of very little capacity within homeless sector to accommodate refugees
Darragh O’Brien said there is a ‘big challenge’ with regard to new arrivals
Government beats housing target but what difference does it make?
It has taken industry a decade to build at a rate that is even close to demand
New home completions rose 45% to almost 30,000 last year
CSO figures point to big uptick in residential construction despite higher costs
Ireland may need up to 62,000 new homes a year, Housing Commission indicates
Unpublished research shows State requires almost double current Government annual target for new builds
Referendum on housing could be held next year
The Housing Commission has established a referendum subcommittee
Labour Party leader Alan Kelly hits out at ‘arrogance’ of other political parties
Mr Kelly said too many parties are ‘lying to the Irish people’ and there is a third option
Irish Times view on delayed publication of ‘Housing for All’ plan
Frantic political period in the autumn will see the release of the housing strategy, the revised National Development Plan and the budget
Cliff Taylor: No wonder the Government has the jitters about its housing plan
If the big new strategy is to work, then in time house prices will have to fall
Shared understanding of needs vital to Ireland’s housing future
State’s housing affordability, inclusion and sustainability can be helped by global experts
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