# 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.
# housing-crisis - Friday 18 June, 2021
# The Good Information Project
The housing problem is at its most acute among minority groups, such as Travellers, migrants and asylum seekers. Cormac Fitzgerald, for The Good Information Project, examines the figures and the significant barriers to access to secure living arrangements. "It's an absolutely appalling national disgrace," says Bernard Joyce of the Irish Traveller Movement.
# housing-crisis - Monday 14 June, 2021
# Homelessness
# Homelessness
There were 5,806 individuals in emergency accommodation in Dublin last month.
# housing-crisis - Sunday 13 June, 2021
# Opinion
# Opinion
“Our political class have forgotten that housing is a right and not simply an opportunity to redistribute money upwards to the wealthy,” writes Mark O’Halloran.
# housing-crisis - Tuesday 8 June, 2021
# Good Information Project
# Good Information Project
The next part of The Good Information Project from The Journal will look at the core issues at the heart of Ireland’s housing crisis.
# housing-crisis - Friday 21 May, 2021
# Refurbishment
# Refurbishment
All 31 councils have applied to take part in the scheme, with the total cost to the Department of Housing set at approximately €44.7 million.
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 19 May, 2021
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
The housing crisis has been top of the political agenda for over two weeks now, following outrage over cuckoo funds.
# Opinion
# Opinion
The housing analyst responds to last night’s announcement by Government on investment funds and property.
# housing-crisis - Tuesday 18 May, 2021
# Housing Crisis
The new measures will also see the purchase of more than 10 residential houses facing an increased stamp duty of 10%. The higher stamp duty rate does not apply to the bulk buying of apartments by investment funds Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe outlined the proposals at a press briefing this evening.
# housing-crisis - Friday 14 May, 2021
# Housing Ireland
# Housing Ireland
Dr Lorcan Sirr and Orla Hegarty say that to understand the current housing crisis, you must first learn of the history of housing provision in Ireland.
# housing-crisis - Wednesday 12 May, 2021
# Under Pressure
The CSO says prices have risen 3.7% nationally over 12 months Blackrock 'most expensive' Eircode with €615,000 median price Taoiseach says government has pledged "unprecedented funding" for residential construction
# housing-crisis - Tuesday 11 May, 2021
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
It could be a “number of weeks” before new measures are announced, say sources.
# Your Say
# Your Say
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien said he is “confident” the government will “make real strides” with housing.
# housing-crisis - Monday 10 May, 2021
# Opinion
# Opinion
In a follow-up to his housing article last week, Dr Hearne says Government is merely keen for the investment fund issue to drop from the headlines.
# housing-crisis - Sunday 9 May, 2021
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
Our columnist takes a look at a return to Irish politics as we knew it this week, with housing again front and centre.
# housing-crisis - Friday 7 May, 2021
# Housing Crisis
# Housing Crisis
Eoin Ó Broin says these people should be included in the government’s homelessness figures.
# housing-crisis - Thursday 6 May, 2021
# Cuckoo Funds
# Cuckoo Funds
The Housing Minister has said that proposals could be tabled as early as next week.
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