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Rent control could be “watered down”, according to reports

The Labour Party is reportedly willing to 'water down' demands on rent control to ensure it makes it into a new plan to solve the housing crisis. Discussions between Government partners broke down last weekend when Fine Gael's Department of Finance officials refused to include…

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Rent fixing against the law, claim landlords

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Government efforts to fix rents amid escalating rates in Dublin and elsewhere have been declared “unconstitutional” and an “attack on the property rights” of landlords, TDs and senators have been told. Landlords are also threatening to withdraw co-operation with social housing tenants and those on…

Report on Ireland’s social housing waiting list to be published early next year

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A report outlining the most up-to-date figures on Ireland’s social housing waiting list crisis is likely to be published in the first half of next year — just in time for the general election. A spokesman for Environment Minister Alan Kelly confirmed the schedule, ultimately…

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An Post must hand over addresses to Irish Water

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An Post must hand over personal addresses to Irish Water under new rules signed into law last week. The Irish Independent has reported that Environment Minister Alan Kelly signed a statutory order that gives the company access to An Post’s database of addresses. It is reported…

Hogan insists water charges will not cost over €1,000 a year

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Environment Minister Phil Hogan has denied that water charges could eventually cost over €1,000 per household. He was replying to Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins, who accused the Government of being more interested in introducing another local tax rather than conserving water. “Along with property…

Unfinished developments not given property tax waivers despite recommendations

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Almost 150 unfinished housing developments were not given waivers from the controversial local property tax, despite being recommended for whole or part exemptions by their local authority. Documents released to the Irish Examiner under the Freedom of Information Act show that city and county councils…

Just one in five have paid property tax to date

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Just one in five homeowners have paid their property tax to date, just days before the deadline passes for postal forms to be returned. The Department of Finance confirmed yesterday that €22.2m had been collected from compliant homeowners so far – well short of the…

Irish Water will not be sold to private sector, insists Hogan

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The new utility company being set up to oversee household water supplies and charges will not be sold off to the private sector, Environment Minister Phil Hogan has insisted. Irish Water, which will operate under Bord Gáis, will be tasked with installing and running a…

100 new houses pledged for Limerick

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One hundred new houses will be built in disadvantaged parts of Limerick this year under the city's regeneration scheme, the government has said.Housing Minister Jan O'Sullivan said money would be made available for the construction of homes in Vizes Court, Wallers Well, Southill, Lord Edward Street…

LGMA "happy" with household charge sign-ups despite just 68,000 registrations

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The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) – the group responsible for collecting the household charge – say they are “happy” with the number of people who have signed up for the controversial charge to date. The household charge was introduced on January 1st and is…