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Homebuilders ‘extremely concerned’ about supply of housing going forward
There are ‘significant delays’ in many of the housing supply determinants, especially in supply of zoned, Oireachtas committee hears
Minister still trying to ‘end housing crisis’ despite official prediction it will last 15 years
James Browne targeting end to housing crisis during his own term and believes ‘that can be done’
Jack Chambers rejects Sinn Féin claim he should have declared Fianna Fáil hired Ivan Yates
Minister says matter for broadcaster to declare conflict of interest, not for him as party’s director of elections
Ivan Yates controversy shows why media must take conflicts of interest seriously
Ireland’s media and political elites remain too entangled, which can erode trust
Timelines for big infrastructure projects could be cut by a year under new plans
Separately, private sector could be allowed to deliver wastewater infrastructure to speed up rural housing developments
Government seeks new housing tsar to tackle accommodation crisis on a salary of €217,000
Housing Activation Office to focus on sites with potential for large-scale housing development
RTÉ records €5.5m surplus in 2024 after €9.1m deficit in previous year
Minister for Housing to update Cabinet on social and affordable housing figures for second quarter of 2025
Several councils not using powers to buy vacant housing
Ministers to be briefed at Cabinet on plans to overhaul rules and guidance on State spending
Land for more than 12,000 homes a year to be zoned in Dublin city
Builders completed just 3,355 houses and apartments in city last year out of 6,690 target
New apartment planning standards to be challenged in High Court
Early date for action aimed at quashing Minister’s new guidelines for developments
More than 4,100 people avail of First Home Scheme to buy a home
Scheme is aimed at bridging the mortgage and deposit finance gap for first-time buyers
FF politicians to demand answers from Micheál Martin on Jim Gavin’s campaign implosion
Anger and disappointment set to be vented at party meeting where Taoiseach will face questions
Standardised designs could cut housing costs by 12.5%
Department of Housing report highlights potential savings from using prefabricated designs and off-site construction
Political paralysis gumming up social housing pipeline
Relationships between AHBs and developers ‘shot to ribbons’ by State funding decisions, conference hears
If James Browne wants to get ‘radical’ about housing, here are five things he must do
Introduce a residency requirement, change the legal definition of ‘rent’ and start counting bed spaces
Ireland unprepared for another Storm Éowyn as season of extreme weather looms
Climate Change Advisory Council urges immediate actions to prepare for extreme weather events as storm season looms
Sinn Féin rails against Minister over housing figures
Party refutes Browne’s claim that State is delivering 50 per cent of all new homes
Families at risk of homelessness may have another chance to avail of tenant-in-situ scheme
Minister for Housing tells local authorities they can proceed with more acquisitions of properties
Income thresholds for student grants could rise to €150,000 per household
Government considering proposal to reduce VAT rate on new apartments
How a car crash in Dublin 4 drove public-sector CEO salaries higher
Resignation of EirGrid chief has had downstream consequences for Government over top-level pay
State currently delivering 50% of all new homes, Minister says
Minister James Browne says State responsible for 15,000 of new homes delivered
DCU should reconsider on-campus student rent hikes, says Minister
James Lawless asks university to justify rise in service charges covering utilities on campus
Ikea enters Irish housing market with €73m investment in Dublin
One, two and three-bedroom apartments and duplexes will be built at Rathborne Crossing, Ashtown
LDA will make only ‘minor contribution’ to housing targets in near term, report finds
Agency advised to consider private sale of affordable housing and land
State funding for innovation to significantly increase in ambitious new plan
Step change in research funding is linchpin of Government’s new competitiveness plan
‘I didn’t want to live’: Woman who became homeless speaks on rebuilding confidence
Focus Ireland founder Sr Stanislaus Kennedy says successive governments have failed to tackle housing crisis
Easing of garden cabin rules could have ‘unintended consequences’ for tenants
Threshold warns of ‘unintended consequences’ of Government proposal
Presidential election: Just three weeks for Independent candidates to secure nomination
Nominations due to open on Friday, with polling day expected to be October 24th
Dublin firefighters vote for industrial action over call-out changes affecting ambulances
Union says pressing on with changes without consulting staff would be ‘not only arrogant and insulting but also reckless’
Dublin City Council defends housing and zoning targets against minister’s directions
Already sufficient capacity in development plan to meet city’s housing needs, says senior council official
A decade ago homelessness was branded a ‘crisis’, so why are numbers still climbing?
For the first time, the number of homeless children has climbed above 5,000
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