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Government to examine laws to prevent evictions from repossessed rental properties

The Government is to examine the introduction of legislative changes to prevent banks from evicting tenants from repossessed rental properties. It is one of a range of measures discussed at a meeting between the housing charity Focus Ireland and Taoiseach Enda Kenny last Friday. Housing…

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Murphy releases Irish Water payment figures

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Socialist TD Paul Murphy has published figures for the payment of Irish Water bills as of mid-May, which he says clearly show why the Government was reluctant to release them at the time. Mr Murphy finally secured the information following a Freedom of Information request and…

Up to 15,000 new houses to be completed this year, insists Taoiseach

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Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said he believes that between 14,000 and 15,000 new houses will be completed this year compared to 8,900 last year. He also said he did not accept that there is a property bubble, but added that the answer lay in building…

New state bank set to be established

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Ireland is setting up a new state bank to pump hundreds of millions of euro into struggling small businesses. The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) will be funded by Germany and the EU as well as Irish pensions after a deal was struck with…