# Housing Crisis

Almost one in 20 dwellings in Ireland were vacant in past three months of 2021

Leitrim was the Local Authority with the highest vacancy rate at 10.6% in Q4 2021, while South Dublin had the lowest at 1.%.

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Yesterday

30th January 2023

# Island Nation

Housing constraints ‘causing serious risk’ for islanders trying to sustain populations

Planning blockages, high building costs and no rental options are creating a housing crisis on our offshore islands.

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Mon 12:00 PM

# Housing Crisis

Business group Ibec warns housing crisis is 'critical barrier to growth and business investment'

It has offered some key recommendations which the group claims would ‘cut the cost of new home by €30,000′.

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Mon 9:24 AM

Last week

22nd January 2023 - 28th January 2023

# Social Housing

Initial social housing targets not met as Housing Department revises new builds to approx 7,500

The Department of Housing has cast doubt on figures issued in an official briefing note to Minister Paschal Donohoe.

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Thu 5:43 PM

This month

January 2023

# Housing Crisis

House prices surpass boom-era peak as properties outside of Dublin shoot up in value

Prices of dwellings outside of Dublin have gone up 9.8% over 12 months.

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Jan 18th 2023, 1:51 PM

Voices

Opinion: 'Telling my child she'd missed a school place broke my heart'

Mum Margaret Lynch says she and her family are no closer to owning their home, after years of trying.

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Updated Jan 16th 2023, 10:30 AM

# Housing Crisis

Landlord tax breaks 'not off the table' as judgement call to be made before end of March

At a summit with housing stakeholders held yesterday in Government Buildings, a number of proposals are understood to have been put forward to benefit landlords.

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Jan 11th 2023, 6:10 AM

# Housing Crisis

Homelessness record broken again as 11,542 people in emergency accommodation in November

The CEO of Dublin Simon Community said that the figures convey “nothing short of a tragedy.”

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Jan 6th 2023, 3:23 PM

Last year

2022

# Housing

Covid-style response must be adopted to tackle housing crisis, says Varadkar

The Taoiseach said the Government needs to turn the corner on housing as it is causing inter-generational division.

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Dec 29th 2022, 6:49 AM

Voices

Dr Rory Hearne: 2023 –Time for Ireland to take a new direction in housing

The housing expert says as the new year approaches, it’s time we reevaluate our approach to housing across the board.

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Dec 26th 2022, 8:00 PM

# Housing Crisis

Taoiseach to meet experts in housing in the coming weeks as Govt attempt to kick-start acceleration plan

So are we heading Housing for All 2.0?

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Dec 22nd 2022, 12:05 AM

# Housing Crisis

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien wins Dáil confidence vote by 86 votes to 63

A motion of no confidence was tabled by People Before Profit-Solidarity.

40.1k

Updated Dec 13th 2022, 8:16 PM

# land development agency

Land Development Agency should have power to acquire public and private land, ESRI says

The Land Development Agency (LDA) currently builds homes on publicly owned land.

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Dec 9th 2022, 6:05 AM

# Housing

Housing crisis spilling into widespread social crisis, Dáil told

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar admitted that there was “a very deep” social crisis affecting the country.

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Dec 8th 2022, 7:24 PM

# Threshold

Over 10,000 people who contacted housing non-profit were at risk of homelessness

It is among the figures in Threshold’s annual report released today.

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Dec 7th 2022, 6:20 AM

# Housing Crisis

Average Irish rent soared by 85% compared to 18% EU average between 2010 and 2022

The cost of buying has also increased more than the EU average.

14.8k

Dec 6th 2022, 6:00 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

Fermoy latest town to be visited by anti-immigration campaigners and misinformation

A report by

Eimer McAuley

Analysis: Activists exploiting the war and accommodation shortages by whipping up local community sentiment against asylum seekers.

After protests in East Wall, campaigners look to seize on anti-immigration sentiment.

Cork man Derek Blighe has undertaken a tour of the country over the past month to take part in anti-immigration rallies.

Fermoy locals hitting back with counter protest today.

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Dec 3rd 2022, 12:05 AM

# Raise The Roof

Protest and concert calling for action on housing crisis takes place in Dublin

The rally started at Parnell Square and made its way to Government Buildings where a number of speeches were made.

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Updated Nov 26th 2022, 4:30 PM

Voices

Rory Hearne: The housing game is rigged and it's time we called it out

The housing expert says waiting for the market to fix the housing crisis is ‘like waiting for Godot’ – he’s calling on everyone to join the Raise the Roof protest.

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Updated Nov 25th 2022, 10:15 PM

# Homelessness

11,397 people in emergency accommodation as homelessness hits record high

The Peter McVerry Trust has said that the ban on evictions over winter should reduce the number of people coming into homelessness

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Updated Nov 25th 2022, 3:10 PM

# Housing Crisis

Councils that can deliver rapid-build houses on sites will have land debt paid off

Local authorities are currently carrying around €309 million of land legacy debt.

14.1k

Nov 23rd 2022, 7:57 AM

# daft rent report

Record high rent increases amid ongoing 'extreme' supply shortage

The latest Daft.ie report found that market rents have risen by 14.1% in the last 12 months.

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Updated Nov 22nd 2022, 12:16 PM

# Housing

Housing Minister 'confident' overall social housing targets will be met by end of the year

Darragh O’Brien said there has been a “step change” in housing delivery this year compared with the previous 10 years.

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Nov 8th 2022, 5:09 PM

# housing for all

Government still €2bn behind annual expenditure target for housing as end of year approaches

Critics say shortfalls show Housing For All goals won’t be reached this year

14.6k

Nov 7th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Housing Crisis

Government to review private rental market as housing targets set to be exceeded

The review of the rental market is expected to be completed before Budget 2024.

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Updated Nov 2nd 2022, 1:29 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

Councils refusing homeless accommodation to Travellers using criteria 'with no basis in law'

A report by

Michelle Hennessy

Housing Minister told councils in 2020 that ‘local connection’ rule must not be a barrier to an emergency bed.

Housing Minister told councils in 2020 that 'local connection' rule must not be a barrier to an emergency bed

Investigation by Noteworthy and The Journal finds this is one of the many legal barriers for Travellers when it comes to housing

Expert: "This is... a test which has no existence in the law whatsoever"

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Nov 1st 2022, 12:05 AM

# Housing Crisis

Homelessness: Record high of 10,975 people in emergency accommodation last month

In total, there were 7,633 adults accessing emergency accommodation in the last week of September.

28.7k

Oct 28th 2022, 2:27 PM

Voices

Analysis: We can expect to see interest rates continue to march higher this week

Economist Victor Duggan looks ahead to the expected ECB rate hike tomorrow.

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Oct 26th 2022, 7:00 AM

# Reaction

Housing minister welcomes mortgage rule change but concerns raised about house price increases

Concerns have been raised about increasing borrowing limits when supply remains low.

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Oct 19th 2022, 3:17 PM

Voices

Extract: 'Governments made decisions that led to your housing situation - you are not to blame'

Housing expert Dr Rory Hearne shares an extract from his new book ”Gaffs’ released this week.

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Oct 4th 2022, 7:00 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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Updated Oct 2nd 2022, 11:55 AM

# HOUSING SUPPLY

'I want the homeless number to come down': Short-term let controls on the way, says minister

Changes to the homeless HAP are also on the way.

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Oct 1st 2022, 7:00 PM

# Questions answered

Explainer: There's a new rent tax credit, how can I avail of it and when will it be paid?

Does my landlord need to be registered? What if I’m on HAP?

67.5k

Updated Sep 28th 2022, 7:58 AM

# Homes

New Vacant Homes Tax targets unoccupied properties but there are some exemptions

It will be charged at three times the rate of the building’s local property tax liability.

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Updated Sep 27th 2022, 6:23 PM

Varadkar says Ireland’s ‘very high’ rents are ‘out of kilter’ with similar countries

It came after Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty accused the government of ignoring proposals that would “put money back into people’s pockets.”

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Sep 22nd 2022, 2:25 PM

Voices

Why are some TDs unwilling to call themselves landlords - when that's exactly what they are

Rory Hearne responds to an investigation by The Journal which found eight TDs own rental properties but did not declare rental income on the Dáil register.

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Sep 17th 2022, 7:00 AM

# Housing Crisis

French Embassy warns new arrivals of 'severe housing crisis' and 'sharp rent increases'

It’s warned of ‘sharp increase in rents, which are currently much more expensive than in Paris’.

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Sep 16th 2022, 9:07 AM

# Housing Crisis

'Six years ago we were in a bank's mortgage ad - now we're couch surfing'

There have been calls for the government to collect data on this kind of ‘hidden homelessness’.

71.1k

Sep 13th 2022, 6:00 AM

# no room

Wheelchair user facing homelessness condemns lack of Government support

With few accessible options on the private rental market, little support is available for disabled people who fall outside social housing threshold.

17.3k

Sep 10th 2022, 7:30 PM

# Housing Crisis

People with mental health difficulties struggling to find suitable homes in rental sector

One housing association is calling for investment in one-bedroom apartments, with some ring-fenced for people with mental health difficulties.

10.8k

Aug 29th 2022, 7:45 AM