Department of Housing
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Can a management company stop me short-term letting my apartment?
- Homes & Property
- October 30, 2019, 06:00
I recently received a circular (sent to all owners) from the management company about short-term lets. My apartment is let to a company that offers sh(...)

End-of-year targets for building social housing ‘unlikely’ to be reached
- Social Affairs
- October 30, 2018, 01:00
The Department of Housing has warned local authorities to hit their end-of-year targets for the construction of social housing after it emerged just 2(...)

Forum set up to tackle destitution meets just twice in 2½ years
- Politics
- May 14, 2018, 01:00
A committee established by the Department of Housing and charities to help resolve the homeless crisis has met on only two occasions in the last 2½ ye(...)

Number of recorded homeless in State falls marginally
- Social Affairs
- April 30, 2018, 21:08
The number of homeless people in the State fell slightly in March compared with the previous month. However, significantly more adults and children (...)

Landlords face jail and 1m fines for overcrowding properties
- Social Affairs
- February 10, 2018, 00:00
Fines of up to €1 million and jail terms of up to two years should be introduced for landlords convicted of running dangerously overcrowded properties(...)

Refurbishment of short-term vacant homes ‘manipulating’ figures
- Social Affairs
- December 4, 2017, 01:00
The vast majority of social housing units brought back into use under a scheme to refurbish “boarded-up properties” were only empty for a short number(...)

Information Commissioner says council must give inquiry details
- Crime & Law
- November 15, 2017, 01:00
The Information Commissioner has annulled a decision by Cavan County Council to refuse to disclose information about an investigation into allegation(...)

Airbnb attacks Irish letting regime as ‘one of most restrictive’
- Transport & Tourism
- October 26, 2017, 12:05
Airbnb has said new guidelines on planning applications for short-term lettings have rendered the State’s regime “one of the most restrictive” in Euro(...)
House-building: losing count
- Editorial
- October 3, 2017, 00:02
Government policy must first and foremost be based on correct and up-to-date information. In this light it is astonishing that the data on house-build(...)

Number of homeless children continues to rise
- Social Affairs
- June 30, 2017, 19:22
The number of homeless children has continued to rise, latest figures show, despite the accelerated efforts of authorities to address the situation. (...)