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Plans for 30,000 new homes to be fast-tracked

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Minister for Housing Simon Coveney is set to announce plans to fast-track the construction of 30,000 new homes today. He said changes to the planning system will hopefully allow at least 25,000 homes to be built a year. It’s understood that developers at today’s launch have committed to…

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Cap for help-to-buy scheme lowered to €500,000

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The Government has agreed to lower the cap for the “help-to-buy” scheme for first-time buyers to €500,000. In last month’s Budget, Minister for Housing Simon Coveney and Minister for Finance Michael Noonan proposed an income tax rebate worth up to 5 per cent of the…

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More new builds needed to fix “dysfunctional” property market

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As we enter the closing months of 2016, with the Budget on the horizon, housing - or a lack of it - remains one of the major challenges the country faces. Figures released this week revealed that 14,000 new homes are due to completed by…

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Census results another reminder that action is needed on housing

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The preliminary results from Census 2016 have shown that Ireland’s population has increased 3.7% over the past years. That represents 169,724 more people living here, taking the country’s population to 4,757,976. A growing population offers both opportunities and challenges, of course, and while areas such…

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Dáil passes legislation on water charge suspension

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Legislation to allow for the suspension of water charges for nine months passed the final stage in the Dáil yesterday. Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government Simon Coveney said a unique process had to be put in place to fund the consensus. He said…

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Rent supplements and housing assistance payments to increase

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The Government has approved an increase in rent supplement and housing assistance payments by as much as 35%. It will cost up to €55m extra in a full year. The move has been welcomed by Sinn Féin but the party has said they want to…

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Is by-passing councils the answer to social housing crisis?

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The problem with social housing waiting lists has been rumbling on for some time with waits of up to a decade in various local authority areas around the country for people to be housed. The matter shows no real signs of abating in the short…

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250,000 vacant properties across Ireland according to estimates

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Chairman of the Housing Agency Conor Skehan has said more needs to be done to solve the housing crisis than just building new homes. It comes after a new report from the agency estimates that there are almost 250,000 empty houses across Ireland. Speaking on RTÉ's…

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