Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Suspension of development levies set to be extended to boost housebuilding

Suspension of development levies set to be extended to boost housebuilding

Temporary waiver of contributions due to lapse this month

By Pat LeahyMon Apr 15 2024 - 05:55

‘No plans’ for Dubliners to vote in June on directly elected mayor

‘No plans’ for Dubliners to vote in June on directly elected mayor

Day of local and European elections had previously been mooted as likely date to put question of directly elected mayor to voters in Dublin

By Cormac McQuinnFri Apr 12 2024 - 15:09

Donegal towns witnessing rebirth of homes as residents avail of refurbishment grant

Donegal towns witnessing rebirth of homes as residents avail of refurbishment grant

County has received 662 applications for such grants, the greatest number in the entire country

By Stephen MaguireFri Apr 05 2024 - 06:00

Government departments and State bodies leave €532m in capital allocations unspent

Government departments and State bodies leave €532m in capital allocations unspent

Despite extreme need, Department of Housing fails to use €141 million available to it last year and carries it over into 2024

By Emmet MaloneWed Apr 03 2024 - 06:00

Only one in 30 applicants for vacant and derelict property grant received payment by end of last year

Only one in 30 applicants for vacant and derelict property grant received payment by end of last year

More than 6,000 applications received through the Crói Cónaithe scheme by end of 2023

By Ronan McGreevyTue Apr 02 2024 - 06:00

Ireland’s top civil servants: who they are and what they earn

Ireland’s top civil servants: who they are and what they earn

Departmental secretaries general run much of the country’s public administration - on salaries ranging from €230,000 to almost €300,000

By Martin WallSat Mar 30 2024 - 06:00

Irish homes are the wrong size for Ireland's future households

Irish homes are the wrong size for Ireland's future households

It is understandable that people should wish to remain living in the homes where they raised their families and made their lives

Fri Mar 29 2024 - 20:30

Voluntary housing body debt levels a ‘significant financial risk’

Voluntary housing body debt levels a ‘significant financial risk’

Provider of social and affordable homes warns debt levels in voluntary sector may curtail housing projects

By Jack PowerTue Mar 12 2024 - 06:15

Dublin is running out of water. Can the Shannon help?

Dublin is running out of water. Can the Shannon help?

Water demand in the region is on a knife edge, making the prospect of tapping into the Shannon the only long-term solution

By Kevin O'SullivanSat Mar 09 2024 - 07:00

Planning law changes to protect duration of student accommodation

Planning law changes to protect duration of student accommodation

Government will move to ensure availability of academic year leases of about 40 weeks, Minister for Higher Education says

By Vivienne Clarke and Cormac McQuinnThu Feb 29 2024 - 17:28

Referendums: Nearly 40,000 apply to vote in 48 hours before registration deadline

Referendums: Nearly 40,000 apply to vote in 48 hours before registration deadline

Boost for Government as 37,000 apply to electoral register in 48 hours before referendum voting deadline

By Jennifer BrayThu Feb 29 2024 - 06:00

Nearly half of all rivers on island of Ireland below ‘good ecological health standards’

Nearly half of all rivers on island of Ireland below ‘good ecological health standards’

Rivers Trust, which included the Republic and North in an ecological health survey for first time, says findings underscore urgent need to safeguard freshwater environment

By Kevin O'SullivanWed Feb 28 2024 - 16:45

Housing commencements hit new post-boom record in January

Housing commencements hit new post-boom record in January

3,357 new homes under construction will raise hopes that Housing for All targets this year can be achieved

By Eoin Burke-KennedyThu Feb 22 2024 - 18:10

Migrants presenting as homeless ‘directly from the airport’, housing officials claim

Migrants presenting as homeless ‘directly from the airport’, housing officials claim

Officials had ‘concern’ about increase in migrants becoming homeless, internal documents show

By Jack PowerTue Feb 20 2024 - 05:00

‘An entire generation of young people from the Gaeltacht cannot buy a house nor a site in their own area’

‘An entire generation of young people from the Gaeltacht cannot buy a house nor a site in their own area’

Demonstrators gather at Leinster House to highlight the housing crisis in Gaeltacht areas

By Éanna Ó CaollaíTue Feb 13 2024 - 19:10

‘Not desirable’: Student housing operators criticised for offering only 51-week tenancies

‘Not desirable’: Student housing operators criticised for offering only 51-week tenancies

Developers of two student housing blocks in Dublin told local planners tenants would be offered 40-week leases

By Ian CurranMon Feb 12 2024 - 06:00

Departments clash over refugees pushed from direct provision into homelessness

Departments clash over refugees pushed from direct provision into homelessness

Senior housing official says ‘serious risk’ asylum seekers left sleeping rough after leaving direct provision

By Jack PowerSun Feb 11 2024 - 20:50

Childcare places are in short supply, so why aren’t there creches in all new housing developments?

Childcare places are in short supply, so why aren’t there creches in all new housing developments?

Forcing builders to provide creches and including pre-school facilities in new primary schools could increase capacity

By Cormac McQuinnSat Feb 10 2024 - 07:00

Government urged to spearhead adoption of rapid-build, modular housing

Government urged to spearhead adoption of rapid-build, modular housing

Report says prefabricated designs could play major role in solving Ireland’s housing crisis

By Eoin Burke-KennedyThu Feb 01 2024 - 14:13

Why doesn’t remediation scheme for building defects apply to apartments built before 1991?

Why doesn’t remediation scheme for building defects apply to apartments built before 1991?

Many may have to pay large sums to make their buildings fire-safety compliant

By Finbar McDonnellWed Jan 31 2024 - 05:30

Is the political system starting to bend to asylum seeker protests?

Is the political system starting to bend to asylum seeker protests?

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Fri Jan 19 2024 - 15:16

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Government face struggle to hit housing target, say experts

Government face struggle to hit housing target, say experts

More supports needed to hit 33,450 target, experts argue

By Barry O'HalloranThu Jan 18 2024 - 06:00

Ireland’s historic shopfronts: Windows into a vanishing world

Ireland’s historic shopfronts: Windows into a vanishing world

Like a wonderful open-air gallery hiding in plain sight, old shops reveal layers of stories about people, their lives and their times

By Gemma TiptonSat Jan 13 2024 - 05:00

Garda yet to identify man found dead while sleeping rough in Dublin city

Garda yet to identify man found dead while sleeping rough in Dublin city

Homeless organisations told the Government they have “profound concerns” at a potential move to tighten access to emergency accommodation

By Sarah Slater and Jack Horgan-JonesThu Jan 11 2024 - 06:00

Homeless man died metres away from one of Dublin’s main tourist attractions

Homeless man died metres away from one of Dublin’s main tourist attractions

There is nothing to mark the spot near the Molly Malone statue where a man’s body was found in the early hours of Tuesday morning at a disused former church

By Ronan McGreevyWed Jan 10 2024 - 21:18

Homeless figures hit new record with more than 4,000 children in emergency accommodation

Homeless figures hit new record with more than 4,000 children in emergency accommodation

Latest figures show more than 13,500 people in emergency beds in November

By Shauna Bowers and Jack Horgan-JonesFri Jan 05 2024 - 19:36

Stephen Donnelly interview: ‘No one could answer my questions about health service productivity when I came into this job’

Stephen Donnelly interview: ‘No one could answer my questions about health service productivity when I came into this job’

Minister for Health talks about Ireland’s impressive Covid record, health funding, trolley numbers, hospital waiting times, recruitment and consultant contracts

By Paul CullenFri Jan 05 2024 - 06:30

Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien: ‘Fair-minded’ people will see housing progress by election

Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien: ‘Fair-minded’ people will see housing progress by election

Fianna Fáil Minister confident of significant headway on accommodation crisis even if targets revised upwards

By Cormac McQuinnWed Jan 03 2024 - 18:15

Darragh O’Brien denies Government taking homes out of private market to boost social housing stock

Darragh O’Brien denies Government taking homes out of private market to boost social housing stock

Minister for Housing says ‘vast majority’ of new social housing made up of ‘new builds’ rather than ‘acquisitions’

Fri Dec 15 2023 - 13:24

Taoiseach ‘cannot guarantee’ that Coalition will meet all 2023 housing goals

Taoiseach ‘cannot guarantee’ that Coalition will meet all 2023 housing goals

Speaking in Brussels, Leo Varadkar says he cannot promise individual housing targets will be achieved

By Jennifer BrayThu Dec 14 2023 - 10:40

Government at risk of missing targets for delivering social and affordable homes for 2023

Government at risk of missing targets for delivering social and affordable homes for 2023

Just 2,642 new build social homes built in first nine months, far short of 9,100 target for year

By Cormac McQuinnWed Dec 13 2023 - 18:12

Former Carton House co-owners withdraw care village planning application that faced widespread local opposition

Former Carton House co-owners withdraw care village planning application that faced widespread local opposition

Proposal had encountered widespread local opposition

Thu Dec 07 2023 - 17:26

Macquarie and Aramark shortlisted for reboot of mortgage-to-rent scheme

Macquarie and Aramark shortlisted for reboot of mortgage-to-rent scheme

Home for Life, the only private sector participant in the previous pilot scheme, is said to not currently be on the short list

By Joe BrennanThu Dec 07 2023 - 05:30

Giving tenants first refusal to purchase could worsen rental property shortage, committee hears

Giving tenants first refusal to purchase could worsen rental property shortage, committee hears

New right could discourage landlords from investing in properties, Irish Property Owners’ Association warns

By Shauna BowersWed Dec 06 2023 - 10:07

McVerry Trust overstated assets by €3m in 2022 accounts

McVerry Trust overstated assets by €3m in 2022 accounts

Revised financial accounts show charity under-reported spending on property running costs

By Jack PowerTue Nov 28 2023 - 06:00

Fast-track housing collapsed amid Paul Hyde turmoil at An Bord Pleanála

Fast-track housing collapsed amid Paul Hyde turmoil at An Bord Pleanála

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

By Arthur BeesleyMon Nov 27 2023 - 07:30

Almost two-thirds of households in receipt of Housing Assistance Payment were in employment

Almost two-thirds of households in receipt of Housing Assistance Payment were in employment

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

By Shauna BowersMon Nov 27 2023 - 06:00

‘Things are getting a lot worse for them’: the rising number of lone parents without a home

‘Things are getting a lot worse for them’: the rising number of lone parents without a home

Most families accessing emergency accommodation are single-parent families

By Shauna BowersFri Nov 24 2023 - 17:30

Housing commencement notices up 42.5% in October

Housing commencement notices up 42.5% in October

Construction began on 26,547 homes in the first 10 months of the year

By Laura SlatteryThu Nov 23 2023 - 16:32

Critics believe overhaul of planning system will limit spurious objections

Critics believe overhaul of planning system will limit spurious objections

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

By Colin GleesonWed Nov 22 2023 - 20:06

Ó Broin calls for independent monitoring of homeless figures to understand ‘true level’

Ó Broin calls for independent monitoring of homeless figures to understand ‘true level’

Figures should include rough sleepers and people in accommodation not funded by the State, Ó Broin says

Mon Nov 20 2023 - 20:29

State-backed mortgage loan for people looking to renovate derelict properties proposed

State-backed mortgage loan for people looking to renovate derelict properties proposed

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

By Jennifer Bray and Jack Horgan-JonesTue Nov 14 2023 - 01:00

Plan proposed for houseboats at Pigeon House Harbour on the Liffey

Plan proposed for houseboats at Pigeon House Harbour on the Liffey

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

By Tim O'BrienMon Nov 13 2023 - 05:00

Vacant Dublin council houses will remain ‘boarded up’ due to funding cuts, official says

Vacant Dublin council houses will remain ‘boarded up’ due to funding cuts, official says

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

By Olivia KellyThu Nov 09 2023 - 06:00

Should I stay or should I go? Landlord exodus set to continue as supports fail to materialise

Should I stay or should I go? Landlord exodus set to continue as supports fail to materialise

Budget tax measures aren’t meaningful enough for many small landlords to stick out the storm

By Joanne HuntWed Nov 08 2023 - 05:45

Emergency funding for Peter McVerry Trust would come with conditions - Darragh O’Brien

Emergency funding for Peter McVerry Trust would come with conditions - Darragh O’Brien

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

By Jennifer BraySat Nov 04 2023 - 15:09

Coalition considers exemptions to plans to time limit supports for Ukrainian refugees

Coalition considers exemptions to plans to time limit supports for Ukrainian refugees

New measures would see those with disabilities or vulnerable people exempted from new limits, while talks are ongoing around providing education

By Jennifer BrayTue Oct 31 2023 - 06:00

Number of homeless children in State reaches record 3,904 in September

Number of homeless children in State reaches record 3,904 in September

Total of 12,827 people were in emergency accommodation last month, according to official figures

By Shauna BowersFri Oct 27 2023 - 14:03

Peter McVerry Trust seeks several million euro in emergency State funding

Peter McVerry Trust seeks several million euro in emergency State funding

Homelessness charity wrote to Department of Housing in recent days requesting several million euro bailout

By Jack PowerTue Oct 24 2023 - 19:21

Urgent action needed to improve private drinking water quality, EPA warns

Urgent action needed to improve private drinking water quality, EPA warns

Latest review highlights need for legal requirement to register private water supplies to protect public health

By Kevin O'SullivanFri Oct 20 2023 - 06:00

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