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Simon Communities call for Minister for Housing to have Cabinet seat in next Government

The Simon Communities are calling for there to be a specific Minister for Housing in the next government. Under the last government there was a Minister of State for housing, however Paudie Coffey did not have a seat at the Cabinet table. The Simon Communities…

More than 19,000 people living in ghost estates across Ireland

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More than 19,000 people are still living in ghost estates across Ireland. Figures from the Department of the Environment show that there are still nearly 500 occupied developments in Ireland. The department's fourth annual progress report on unfinished housing developments also showed a 75pc drop…

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Irish Water claims 51% of people have now paid their bills

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Irish Water says just over half people have now paid their bill. Early figures from the first billing cycle of January to March put the compliance rate at 43% - or 675,000 households out of a total of 1.52 million. That has now risen to…

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Coffey calls on private sector to help out with housing crisis

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The Housing Minister Paudie Coffey says the private rental sector needs to contribute to the housing crisis. Mr Coffey said the Government is working hard at tackling the shortage of houses in the capital, but says it will take time. He made his comments at…

PRTB launch rental rights advertising campaign

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The Private Residential Tenancies Board have launched a €300,000 advertising campaign informing tenants and landlords of their rental rights. There are currently 303,574 tenancies registered with the PRTB, with one in five, or 20% of households, now living in the private rented sector. With a…

Coffey insists there will be no increase on rent supplement

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Housing Minister Paudie Coffey has said there will be no increase to the rent supplement - despite the Government's pledge to tackle homelessness. Paudie Coffey was speaking after last night’s homelessness forum - which saw the Coalition offer half of Dublin's local authority housing units…

Bill seeking to repeal the household charge is defeated

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A Sinn Féin Private Members' Bill seeking to abolish the household charge was last night defeated in the Dáil by 79 votes to 46. On the second day of the debate, the Minister of State with responsibility for Housing and Planning Jan O'Sullivan accused Sinn…