# Social Housing

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Housing

Almost 100,000 households in need of social housing

The Irish Council for Social Housing says demand has grown by 75 per cent since 2008.

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Sep 25th 2011, 2:16 PM

Ghost Estates

Ghost estates could be used for social housing - Minister

It will be a long process but the Minister wants to look at using so-called ghost estates for much needed social housing.

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Sep 19th 2011, 6:15 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 In today’s 9 at 9: The latest on Davis Norris’ Áras bid; a debt deal in the US; the Ministers and the bus lanes; and what the recession is doing to our sex lives.

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Aug 1st 2011, 8:28 AM

Voices

Column: What can you do when you're trapped on a council estate?

Drugs, violence, no sense of community and nowhere to turn – social housing can be a heartbreaking place for a mother bringing up kids, writes Lisa McInerney.

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Jun 9th 2011, 9:57 AM

Your Say

Poll: What should be done about Ireland's ghost estates?

The latest figures on the ghost estate crisis reveal that 348 ghost estates have been abandoned by developers. We want to know what you think should be done with them.

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Feb 18th 2011, 8:59 AM

Ghost Estates

Housing minister says 20% of empty homes to become social housing

A small proportion of the thousands of houses lying empty in the country’s ghost estates will be used for public housing.

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Oct 26th 2010, 11:29 AM