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# accommodation crisis

This month
September 2023
# accommodation crisis
Minister says Govt 'under real pressure' to accommodate refugees in coming months
Roderic O’Gorman said a significant increase in arrivals “particularly on the Ukrainian side” is putting additional pressure on accommodation.
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Sep 14th 2023, 1:12 PM
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THE MORNING LEAD
Students told to pay year's rent of over €8,000 in two cash installments or risk losing tenancy
A report by
Muiris O'Cearbhaill
In the terms and conditions of the tenancy said the tenants must pay €8,340 in cash in two installments.
It is understood that the €41,700 rent bill was paid.
Minister Simon Harris said that the practice was made illegal and encouraged landlords to "obey the laws".
Student accommodation dash: Scarce rooms, few protections and potential scams
'We're outraged, we're frustrated: Students to sleep outside Dáil to highlight accommodation crisis
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Aug 16th 2023, 12:02 AM
THE MORNING LEAD
Student accommodation dash: Scarce rooms, few protections and potential scams
A report by
Muiris O'Cearbhaill
A warning from the CCPC is paired with a severe lack of affordable student accommodation in Ireland’s four largest student towns.
Gardaí have reported a 65% increase in accommodation scams in recent years.
A USI spokesperson described the lack of available accomodation as "absolutely insane".
Dublin City Council chief criticised for suggesting UCD SU should build houses to fix shortage
'We're outraged, we're frustrated: Students to sleep outside Dáil to highlight accommodation crisis
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Aug 11th 2023, 12:02 AM
This year
2023
# sex for rent
'Clear and unambiguous' laws needed to prohibit rent for sex
An RTÉ Prime Time investigation found male landlords asking women for “special arrangements”.
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Jul 27th 2023, 6:00 AM
# accommodation crisis
Seven vacant nursing homes mooted for 600 refugee beds but block on converting continues
Social Democrats TD Róisín Shortall believes the Government has enabled a situation where nursing homes and the accommodation crisis are ‘pitted against each other’.
A review on the ban to stop nursing home operators from converting their facilities into emergency accommodation says a two-year obstruction should remain in place.
It leaves the departments of health and integration at loggerheads as each deals with a mounting crisis.
'Where will mum go?' Families panic following Cork nursing home's Fair Deal exit
Floatel accommodation is now a 'serious strand' of policy but is still 'months away'
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Jun 2nd 2023, 3:07 PM
# accommodation crisis
Floatel accommodation is now a 'serious strand' of policy but is still 'months away'
The government confirmed last week that it is looking at using accommodation aboard barges or moored ships, also known as “floatels”.
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May 31st 2023, 5:14 PM
# accommodation crisis
Taoiseach 'horrified' by burning of refugee tents as ministers to meet gardaí over protests
Migrant groups have expressed grave concern for the safety of asylum seekers sleeping rough.
A makeshift camp for migrants on Dublin's Sandwith Street was torched on Friday night amid demonstrations.
Integration Minister Roderic O'Gorman said people have the right to protest but not to 'intimidate'.
The Green Party TD said 180 beds will become available to be offered to migrants in the coming days.
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May 15th 2023, 6:00 PM
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Indian nurses recruited by HSE wait months in Ireland without their children before starting work
A report by
Eimer McAuley
Twenty-nine migrant nurses who were recruited to one Dublin hospital were promised six weeks of paid accommodation, and then told they would have to leave after a week on arrival.
Twenty-nine migrant nurses who were recruited to one Dublin hospital were promised six weeks of paid accommodation, and then told they would have to leave after a week on arrival.
One mother-of-two from India hasn't been able to find a house to rent so her family can join her, Eimer McAuley reports.
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Apr 19th 2023, 12:00 AM
# accommodation crisis
McGrath: 'Plea for large buildings to house refugees reflects the strain the system is under'
Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman has made an urgent plea to his colleagues for accommodation assistance.
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Feb 3rd 2023, 10:39 AM
# accommodation crisis
Ministers sign off on new €10m International Protection Fund to support community needs
The minister emphasised the need for urgent access to large-scale temporary facilities.
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Jan 31st 2023, 9:00 PM
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UN refugee agency says it is 'completely unpalatable' that asylum seekers are homeless in Ireland
A report by
Stephen McDermott
The head of Ireland’s UNHCR office says the State can learn to accommodate current levels of asylum seekers.
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Jan 28th 2023, 12:05 AM
# accommodation crisis
Asylum seekers sleeping rough on the streets of Dublin: 'I don't know what's next'
55 asylum seekers have been left without anywhere to stay in recent days.
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Jan 27th 2023, 10:34 PM
# refugee centres
McDonald: Protests at centres 'absolutely wrong approach' - but those taking part are 'mixed bag'
The Sinn Féin leader said people’s frustration over the housing crisis should not be directed at vulnerable people.
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Jan 12th 2023, 10:29 AM
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2022
# Ukraine War
Increase to €400 payment for housing Ukrainians 'on the table' as leaders set to meet Monday
33 Ukrainian refugees were unable to be accommodated last night, with some returning to the airport.
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Oct 22nd 2022, 8:13 PM
Voices
Student: 'In a country with top universities, it's disgraceful that we have nowhere to live'
Students deserve more than just barely surviving in college, says Mairead Maguire.
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Oct 2nd 2022, 11:55 AM
# Ukraine
Government aims to stop refugees staying 'more than one night' in airport before relocation
Minister O’Gorman said that Gormanston tent camp would begin to house refugees from Monday.
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Jul 15th 2022, 2:42 PM
All time
# accommodation crisis
Dublin City Council chief Owen Keegan apologises for 'sarcastic' comment to Students' Union
Owen Keegan came under heavy fire after saying that students’ unions should become developers to fix the accommodation crisis.
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Oct 13th 2021, 5:30 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Would you be happy for a student to rent your spare room?
Given the scale of the rental crisis being seen in Ireland, USI is requesting that people make their homes available to students.
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Aug 18th 2016, 10:06 AM
# Repeat of history
Students will face accommodation nightmare again this September
Student unions across the country are wondering how they will house students when the new term begins.
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Jun 5th 2016, 7:00 AM
Voices
We're facing the prospect of students turning down college places because they can't afford to survive
The student accommodation crisis is a barrier to education, and it needs action now, says USI president Kevin Donoghue.
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Aug 21st 2015, 1:00 PM