Social Housing

Local retailers concerned at arrival of another off licence in the area in plan which also involves reopening an alley closed due to antisocial activity

Money is part of allocation of €696 million announced by Cabinet last week for housing

Children hospitalised due to effects of mould which permeates 1950s buildings, including soft furnishings and toys

Broadstone holds mortgage-to-rent authorisation, which is likely to appeal to certain parties

Dublin councils spending up to €44,000 on average to refurbish vacant social homes

Prices for three-bed homes in Lattin Place are above the €360,000 threshold for ‘affordable’ homes in the area

Local authority says it has 11 ‘void’ units in Cherry Orchard as locals speak of being ‘terrorised’ by antisocial behaviour

As the housing shortage cuts into economic competitiveness and social solidarity, the consequences of bad decisions are more apparent

Data refused due to commercial sensitivity with department saying it would be cumbersome to provide

A single person can earn more than €50,000 and still qualify for social housing and a new cohort is seeking State support as prices keep rising

Crime and antisocial behaviour remain an issue at Dublin City Council complex where three people were murdered, say residents

Shortfall of more than 2,300 homes on 12,930 goal, though affordable homes beat estimates in some measures

As ordinary people continue to bear the brunt of the State’s dire housing shortage, we examine the reasons for the crisis and look at possible solutions

Low-profile firm entered the market a decade ago and had 800 units at its peak across Dublin and other cities

Department responds to Davy estimate of need for up to 93,000 new homes a year

Almost 300 social homes to be built on land left over from Ballymun regeneration project

Estate agents argue that lack of supply will continue to be an issue until at least 40,000 homes a year are built

Richard Boyd-Barrett says the money should be spent on building social housing

Minister for Public Expenditure spoke immediately after the Minister for Finance

Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure addressed the Dáil on Tuesday

Government to examine how local councils allocate social housing

Fall in number of homes provided to such people in recent years, says Irish Council for Social Housing

First-time buyers are increasingly competing for new homes with AHBs, non-profit providers of social homes and key bodies for the Government in fixing the housing crisis

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Deal comprises 156 newly developed apartments in Donnybrook village, Dun Laoghaire and Clondalkin

Redevelopment of Stanwix Village in Thurles, Co Tipperary, known locally – and lovingly – as the ‘Widows’ Homes’, is one that has caught the imagination

Highest concentration of Housing Assistance Payment homes in Dublin city

Dublin City Council is looking at purchasing the Ulster Bank premises which is on sale for €13.5m

‘Gentle density’ lets residents to vote on plans for their own streets, and reap the benefits

Department signals plan to target more innovative prefabricated construction processes to speed up housing delivery

Collapse of builder Blacklough involved in Celbridge social housing project created funding issues for two Steven Dunne-owned Aterna businesses

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Significant disparity in construction costs between Dublin councils and other local authorities, according to Department of Housing’s internal figures

The Government has made social housing delivery more expensive while gifting large landowners huge inflation in their assets’ value

Apartments at Butter Yard in Blackrock are let to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council for 25 years