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# HOUSING SHORTAGE

Last week
28th May 2023 - 3rd June 2023
Voices
Opinion: The government cannot fix housing because their entire approach is flawed
Cian O’Callaghan of the Social Democrats is putting forward a motion today calling for a reversal of some government housing policies.
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25
May 31st 2023, 7:00 AM
This year
2023
Voices
Dr Rory Hearne: Lifting the ban on evictions was an unforgivable act by a misguided government
The housing expert looks at the legacy of the government’s lifting of the evictions ban and outlines how systems work elsewhere in Europe.
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84
Apr 8th 2023, 8:00 PM
Last year
2022
# 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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55
Updated
Nov 22nd 2022, 12:16 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
Opinion: 'Tánaiste, Fine Gael's housing policy only benefits developers & vulture funds'
The SocDem’s Cian O’Callaghan responds to comments on the housing crisis made by Leo Varadkar in The Journal.
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70
Aug 19th 2022, 2:58 PM
All time
# slim pickings
Unemployed and flying solo? Living in Leitrim might be your only option...
A new report from the Simon community has shown a rental market squeezed to the limit for those on state supports.
28.4k
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Jan 26th 2016, 12:30 PM
Voices
Are prefab villages really the future of housing?
Innovative solutions are required to solve the housing and homelessness crisis, not “off the shelf” solutions, writes Mary Hughes.
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85
Oct 14th 2015, 8:30 AM
# empty shells
These are the regions with the most 'ghost estates' still left half-finished
Over three-quarters of all unfinished estates have people already living in them.
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21
Dec 22nd 2014, 5:49 PM
# Guaranteed Loser
Government's mortgage plan won't solve housing crisis - Davy
95 per cent mortgages are the solution to a problem, but it’s not a problem we have.
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34
May 19th 2014, 4:23 PM
# Market Malfunction
What does this chart tell us about the Irish mortgage market?
New figures show a big jump in drawdowns, but concerns remain over the structure of the market.
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May 13th 2014, 12:57 PM
# HOUSING SHORTAGE
Warning that Ireland's construction sector is facing a skills shortage
A new report shows that in 2013, just 8,301 residential units were completed, while in 2006 it was 89,000.
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Feb 26th 2014, 8:30 AM