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Developer slaps staggering price tag on 88 new social housing units

A price tag of €42.6 million has been placed on 88 new social housing units located in South Dublin. UK property giant Hammerson has put an indicative total price tag on 88 apartments it is proposing to sell to a local council for social housing in ...

12 Apr 2022 at 11:45

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New data reveals 35% dip in Ireland's social housing waiting list

Ireland's social housing waiting list has been reduced by over 30% in the past five years. That's according to the latest Summary of Social Housing Assessment (SSHA), which was released today (Wednesday March 30) by the Department of Housing. The ...

30 Mar 2022 at 16:36

National News

Housing income thresholds increase confirmed to government

The eligibility thresholds for social housing income will increase by €5,000 from the start of next year, it has been confirmed. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has informed Government of an increase ...

29 Nov 2022 at 15:56

Local News

New Cox's Demesne public housing development to come on stream in early 2022

Louth County Council have said that the new public housing development in Cox’s Demesne will be complete early next year. The announcement was made by Louth County Council staff during a recent meeting of Dundalk Municipal District, with ...

11 Nov 2021 at 11:00

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New Cox's Demesne public housing development to come on stream in early 2022

14 Nov 2021 at 11:00

National News

Approved housing bodies ‘not surprised’ by billion euro underspend

The representative organisation for approved housing bodies (AHBs) has said it is “not surprising” there was a one billion euro underspend in housing in Ireland over the last three years. It follows the publication of expenditure ...

06 Apr 2023 at 12:49

National News

No Government proposals to cap number of social housing refusals – Taoiseach

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the Government has no proposals to cap the number of times people can refuse an offer of social housing. He said that, in the past two years, 5,000 people on a social housing waiting list had ...

13 Jul 2023 at 16:23

National News

REVEALED: Highest amount of social homes delivered in decades, figures show

Close to 12,000 new social homes were delivered in 2023, a 16% increase on 2022. This is reportedly the 'highest level in decades'. Additionally, over 4,000 affordable homes were delivered in 2023, which is more than ...

28 Mar 2024 at 11:27

National News

Increase in social housing thresholds confirmed by Taoiseach

An increase in the threshold for social housing by €5,000 has been confirmed by Taoiseach Michéal Martin. The decision means many more people across the country will qualify for social housing under plans by the ...

19 Nov 2022 at 17:57

National News

FactCheck: Ten claims from the final leaders’ debate of the campaign

(Correction, amends figure in third par from bottom to 829.6 million euros and adds Sinn Fein response in the “Sinn Fein and current expenditure” section) The dust has settled on the final leaders’ debate of ...

27 Nov 2024 at 14:58

National News

‘Not right’ that social home delivery has not reduced homeless figures – Harris

Taoiseach Simon Harris has said that “it is not right” that social housing delivery has not reduced the number of people who are homeless. The Fine Gael leader defended the government’s record on housing ...

22 Nov 2024 at 16:42

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Thousands removed from Louth's social housing list over five years

5,230 applicants have been removed from the housing list in Louth over the past five years, new figures have revealed. A total of 2,502 were removed in 2013 alone while in the four years since, 2,728 ...

11 Jul 2018 at 15:16

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