Long-term homelessness results from years of ‘bad behaviour’, says senior official

Murphy says 5,900 units would be provided next year, but last year Coveney indicated 5,869

Focus Ireland among numerous agencies broadly welcoming the plan

Housing bodies want vacant local authority sites to be made available for housing

Housing Finance Agency will invest another €150m in project to deliver 2,000 homes

Organisations give their response to Government’s financial plans for next year

Social housing strategy to be published within weeks

Advocacy groups say legislation could have ‘dramatic impact’ on social housing crisis

Call for thousands of new homes to be built to help meet housing demand

Opinion: Low-income households will lose out as the private rented sector becomes more competitive in the capital