James Browne

First quarter level of available second hand homes now at lowest since 2007

The ‘ultimate solution’ has not changed - build more homes

Tenants at risk of homelessness cannot be assessed for purchase scheme due to lack of clarity on Government funding allocations, says council housing chief

This Government is staring at the vista of its own abject failure to deliver on its single biggest promise

James Browne says courts have been ‘weaponised’ to delay projects

Private sector funding essential to tackling crisis, James Browne tells Dáil

Housing crisis: Paschal Donohoe warns against return similar tax incentives of Celtic Tiger years

PBP TD Paul Murphy claimed such a move could serve as ‘a Trojan horse’ for wider reintroduction

Approved Housing Bodies say they have been waiting over six months to start work on projects because department refuses to sign off on funding

After 17 years of planning, almost no corner of the industry will be untouched by the new regime

Local authorities told to ‘prioritise acquisitions for families with children, older persons or people with a disability’

Figures come as Minister rows back on Government commitment to end homelessness by 2030

Mood ahead of first Cabinet housing subcommittee more taut than might have been expected, following interventions by Taoiseach Micheál Martin

Simon Harris to brief ministers on plan and seek approval for Ireland’s participation in G20 forum, while Peter Burke is to set out IDA Ireland’s new five-year strategy

Government response to housing debate ‘could have been written by ChatGPT’, Labour claims

Local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) are ‘approaching capacity’ under existing resourcing

Focus should be on completions rather than projections, James Browne says

Radio: At least the RTÉ host is doing his bit to help out. Government Ministers seem caught in the headlights

Target of 300,000 new homes by 2030 looks like a pipe dream

Study by construction consultants Mitchell McDermott finds Ireland’s housing output will not eclipse the 33,000 units achieved in 2023 for up to three years

‘Little chance’ of achieving plan to build 300,000 new homes by 2030

As so often in politics, many ministers have been appointed not on the basis of ability or record, but due to where they live or how many votes they won

Simon Harris takes Foreign Affairs, while Helen McEntee moves to Education, making way for Jim O’Callaghan at Justice

Who is likely to end up where after the confabulations are done and dusted?

Speculation intensifying six days ahead of formal appointment of new Cabinet next Wednesday

Explainer: decisions about government policy and proposals for legislation are made at cabinet meetings

Year ahead promises no shortage of intrigue and challenge for the political classes as they look to digest a new reality brought about by the year of elections

Bookmakers told Government about concerns some pubs were permitting black-market betting

Election 2024: If Mick Wallace enters the race it presents a problem most immediately for Verona Murphy

Willie O’Dea called her 'the worst minister for justice in the history of the State' while Jim O’Callaghan said she had copied his ideas

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael embroiled in election campaign row over law and order

Party manifesto promises Minister of State for energy among series of climate-related pledges

Bill is first significant reform of sector, estimated to be worth between €6bn and €9bn annually, since 1956

Proposed legislation on abolition of juries to cut excessive awards, legal costs and appeals is criticised by some Dáil deputies

Long-awaited Bill should become law by mid-October, says Fianna Fáil politician James Browne

Bill exempts other forms of betting that, casinos argue, are more likely to give rise to the problem gambling that limits are supposed to counter

Legislation to be changed to exclude charitable and philanthropic organisations from advertising watershed

More than 130,000 Irish people suffer from problem gambling or are at risk of it, according to the ESRI

Richard Boyd Barrett appeals for Minister to urgently intervene, citing Government pledge to give access to music to all young people and students

Director general dubs amendments "insufficient and unworkable"