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# vacant homes

This year
2023
'Unforgiveable': Over 3,500 council-owned houses are vacant, new figures show
Peader Tóibín said his party believe this is “unforgivable” during a national housing shortage.
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Sep 11th 2023, 1:05 PM
Last year
2022
DCC 'confident' of meeting target to deliver 895 new builds this year, Committee to hear
Dublin City Council CEO Owen Keegan will appear before an Oireachtas Committee later today.
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Oct 11th 2022, 6:15 AM
Housing minister tells local authorities to allow social housing tenants to take in Ukrainian refugees
Darragh O’Brien has written to local authorities about the measure.
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May 10th 2022, 6:00 AM
All time
DCC says 'no low hanging fruit' when it comes to vacant houses in the capital
The Deputy Chief Executive of the council says the assumption that there are over 30,000 plus vacant units in Dublin City needs to be diffused.
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Dec 14th 2021, 6:00 AM
Owners of vacant properties urged to make them available for homeless people ahead of Christmas
“Bringing a vacant home back into use can change people’s lives for the better.”
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Oct 28th 2019, 8:30 AM
PTSB boss says it has 500 vacant properties on its books
Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath described the figure as ‘extraordinarily high’.
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Apr 9th 2019, 7:33 PM
'Ownership rights make it difficult to tackle neglect and disrepair in the private sector'
More than 10% of the 43,000 homes in central Dublin were empty on Census night 2016, writes Neasa Hourigan.
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Dec 20th 2017, 7:00 AM
'Penalties are coming': Minister puts householders with vacant second home on notice
The government laid out its plans for vacant houses after a week of strong criticism over homeless numbers.
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Aug 14th 2017, 8:59 AM