# housing-crisis - Sunday 19 June, 2022
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
Homeless organisations have warned the situation will only get worse without significant intervention.
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 15 June, 2022
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
The government expects modular homes for hundreds of Ukrainians will be constructed within a 16-week period.
# housing-crisis - Tuesday 24 May, 2022
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
A Sinn Féin bill this week would require online platforms to only advertise properties that are compliant.
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 18 May, 2022
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
The Social Democrats are asking the government to scrap the subsidy for developers – Cian O’Callaghan explains why.
# housing-crisis - Thursday 12 May, 2022
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty says rents are out of control.
# housing-crisis - Monday 2 May, 2022
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
The Housing Minister at the weekend said the government is planning to take action in the coming weeks.
# housing-crisis - Friday 29 April, 2022
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
Figures released by the Department of Housing show that in March 9,825 people were homeless.
# housing-crisis - Monday 18 April, 2022
# Housing
# Housing
The total number of private homes that can be bought by all 31 local authorities is limited to 200 per year.
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 13 April, 2022
# Homes
# Homes
The senior lecturer in housing says the urgent need to house Ukrainian refugees may be what Ireland’s housing crisis needs, with political will.
# housing-crisis - Sunday 10 April, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
The number of refugees needing state-provided accommodation is increasing,” said Integration Minister Roderick O’Gorman.
# housing-crisis - Thursday 7 April, 2022
# Affordability Crisis
# Affordability Crisis
The Simon Community has called for HAP rates to be increased to deal with the rising cost of housing.
# housing-crisis - Monday 28 March, 2022
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
Increases remain smaller in urban areas, compared to rural areas, although the gap is narrowing.
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 23 February, 2022
# Micheál Martin
Micheál Martin has repeatedly accused Sinn Féin councillors of "objecting" to new homes. Analysis by The Journal found several Fianna Fáil councillors voted alongside Sinn Féin in housing motions. Taoiseach: 'We can't say this is a crisis and then just habitually vote against projects'.
# housing-crisis - Tuesday 22 February, 2022
# Apology
# Apology
Multi-Story Act 1: The Apology will feature an actor playing the Taoiseach apologising for the failures of the State to address the crisis.
# housing-crisis - Friday 4 February, 2022
# Pensions
# Pensions
Rory McNab says Ireland’s unaffordable housing means a whole generation will be without pension cover in years to come.
# housing-crisis - Friday 28 January, 2022
# Emergency Accommodation
# Emergency Accommodation
Despite the drop in figures, homelessness organisations have raised concerns that they may begin to rise again.
# housing-crisis - Thursday 11 November, 2021
# Housing
# Housing
Circle VHA will add an additional 1,500 homes to its portfolio and its CEO has said it could do more.
# housing-crisis - Thursday 28 October, 2021
# Housing Rights
# Housing Rights
We have to change the way we think about housing for disabled people, writes James Cawley.
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 27 October, 2021
# Prussia Street
# Prussia Street
Gardaí said they attended the the site in compliance with a court order.
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 6 October, 2021
# Ireland Housing System
# Ireland Housing System
Wayne Stanley of Simon Communities is asking Government to consider a Bill to prevent more people from slipping into homelessness.
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 29 September, 2021
# Change Of Use
# Change Of Use
There have been concerns about purpose-built student accommodation being used for other purposes.
# housing-crisis - Tuesday 14 September, 2021
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
Less than 25% of lone parents reported home-ownership, compared with 70% of the total population.
# housing-crisis - Friday 3 September, 2021
# Housing For All
The 'Housing For All' plan allocates €4 billion annual investment in housing. By 2025, a total of 34,600 new homes will be built per year if the targets are met. However, looking at next year the levels are significantly lower - a total of 24,600 new homes.
# housing-crisis - Thursday 2 September, 2021
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
Single applicants for local authority loans will be able to earn up to €65,000 in certain areas.
# Ireland's Housing Crisis
# Ireland's Housing Crisis
Eoin Hayes returned to Ireland after years abroad, set up his own business and now rents. He says he cannot get near the property ladder.
# housing-crisis - Friday 27 August, 2021
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
Charities say many indicators are pointing to further increases in homelessness later this year.
# housing-crisis - Thursday 12 August, 2021
# Homelessness
# Homelessness
According to a new report, there were no properties available within standard HAP limits for a single person in June.
# housing-crisis - Friday 30 July, 2021
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
Homeless campaigners have called for plans that address the particular challenges facing lone parents.
# housing-crisis - Thursday 29 July, 2021
# Housing
# Housing
The company came to an agreement with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission on foot of a 2016 complaint.
# housing-crisis - Tuesday 27 July, 2021
Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien visited the site this week.
# housing-crisis - Friday 16 July, 2021
# Obligatory Housing
# Obligatory Housing
Californians “are becoming homeless faster than we can get people the help they need,” says mayor Darrell Steinberg. Here, Seána Glennon examines his proposal.
# housing-crisis - Thursday 15 July, 2021
# Budget 2022
# Budget 2022
Housing looms large in the Government’s budgetary thinking at the moment.
# Maynooth
# Maynooth
There was outrage when it emerged owner occupiers would be locked out of buying homes in the Maynooth estate.
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 14 July, 2021
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
A row between government ministers took place over the housing spend in the statement this week.
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 7 July, 2021
# The Good Information Project
# The Good Information Project
Representatives from every major party joined us to discuss real solutions and answer your questions.
# housing-crisis - Saturday 3 July, 2021
# The Good Information Project
# The Good Information Project
Building social housing means building homes, writes Dean Van Nguyen.
# housing-crisis - Thursday 1 July, 2021
# The Good Information Project
# The Good Information Project
The panel will be hosted by senior reporter Michelle Hennessy and kicks off at 12.30pm.
# housing-crisis - Tuesday 29 June, 2021
# Housing
# Housing
This represents a significant increase on the 1,879 mortgage approvals issued in May 2020, the BPFI said.
# housing-crisis - Thursday 24 June, 2021
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
The rules restrict the amount someone can borrow to 3.5 times their income, though there are exemptions.
# housing-crisis - Monday 21 June, 2021
# Social Justice Ireland
# Social Justice Ireland
The average price of homes bought by institutions also increased dramatically from 2016 to 2019, from €229,627 to €304,811.
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