As an unacceptable number of people continue to experience homelessness in Ireland, Bord Gáis Energy has committed to extend its partnership with Focus Ireland for five years to help tackle family homelessness. The company has pledged a further €2 million to the cause, bringing the total commitment to €4.4m since Focus Ireland and Bord Gáis Energy […]
The government has approved a package of supports to make it easier and more affordable for homeowners to undertake home energy upgrades, for warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes, with lower energy bills under the National Retrofitting Scheme. The measures address barriers to undertaking energy upgrades (retrofits) reported by homeowners and those working in the
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, TD, has announced a number of significant improvements to the ‘Mortgage to Rent’ (MTR) scheme for people who have borrowed from commercial private lending institutions and who are at risk of losing their homes due to mortgage arrears. The changes will result in more people […]
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, the Minister of State for Planning and Local Government, Peter Burke TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, Anne Rabbitte TD, launched the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022 – 2027. The strategy sets out the government’s vision for delivering housing
The new Local Authority Home Loan Scheme (LAHL) will replace the existing Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan (RIHL) for the purchase of new or second-hand residential properties and for self-builds on 4th January 2022. It also includes the purchase of homes through schemes such as the Tenant Purchase and Affordable Housing Schemes. Maximum market values of […]
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has signed an Order commencing sections of the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 which will provide the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority (AHBRA) with further powers and functions. From 1st January 2022, AHBRA will have responsibility for establishing and
The new Lyreen Avenue and Lyreen Bridge officially opened to traffic last week in Maynooth. Lyreen Avenue, which connects the Moyglare and Dunboyne Roads is approx. 800 metres in length and includes new cycle tracks, footpaths, crossing facilities as well as signalised junctions at the Dunboyne Road and Moyglare Road. Kildare County Council in collaboration with […]
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in partnership with the Housing Agency has issued a Stakeholder Notice with additional details regarding a new Croí Cónaithe Cities Scheme that will help kick start unactivated planning permissions for build to sell apartments in the 5 cities – Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Waterford and Galway. The scheme […]
People in Clare are being urged to play their part in preventing the amount of waste generated leading up to and during the Christmas period. Christmas time is a time of year that generates a lot of waste. By managing our waste responsibly and taking steps to prevent, reduce and reuse this Christmas, we can […]
The brand new Hole in the Wall Road extension to increase access in Fingal has officially been opened by the Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Seána Ó Rodaigh, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien, TD, and the Lord Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliland. The €12m project, which was co-funded under the Local Infrastructure Housing […]
Limerick City and County Council has begun a second rightsizing scheme where eligible homeowners may request the local authority to purchase their home in return for a life-long tenancy in a managed Older Persons’ Scheme. The ‘rightsizing’ scheme is entirely voluntary and in partnership with Clann Housing. It is located at Mungret Gate, Limerick City […]
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has updated Cabinet colleagues on recent homelessness measures and other trends and policy actions. Minister O’Brien informed colleagues of his intention to publish a new Housing First National Implementation Plan covering the period 2022 to 2026, to establish a new National Homeless Action
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, have launched new guidelines on the development of Local Economic and Community Plans. Local Economic and Community Plans (LECPs) detail how Local Authorities will support economic and community development in their areas over
‘Housing for All: A New Housing Plan for Ireland’ will be the focus of The Housing Agency’s Housing Conference 2021, which will take place online from Monday 8 to Friday 12 November. Through daily webinars, Housing Conference 2021 will provide an overview of the aims and objectives of ‘Housing for All’ while facilitating in-depth discussion on
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has received Government approval for the publication of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 to restore decision-making on large-scale housing developments to local authorities. As set out in Housing for All, the Government’s far-reaching plan to
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, has welcomed the latest data on the Commencement Notices for house building. Newly released figures show that Commencement Notices for 3,203 residential units were received by Building Control Authorities in September. This represents a 48% increase on August. Data indicates that approximately 21,000
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD has welcomed the publication of the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority Statement of Strategy. The Strategy Statement covers the period 2021 to 2024 and outlines how the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority (AHBRA) intend to deliver on their mandate over the next three years. […]
Clúid Housing has opened applications for 56 new cost rental homes in Kildare, the not-for-profit organisation has announced. The 56 new homes are a mix of two-, and three-bedroom terraced and semi-detached homes. The cost rental homes are located in Kildare at Barnhall Meadows, Leixlip. Under the Government’s Cost Rental Scheme, rents are targeted at […]
This guide provides a high-level overview of Budget 2022. It aims to explain how money will be raised and spent in 2022. We hope this will allow you to take part in informed debate about the choices made by the government. Health Free GP care for children aged 6 and 7. Threshold for the Drug […]
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, has announced the 83 community and home energy projects to receive grant funding of €57 million under the SEAI Community Energy Grant Scheme. This year the grants, administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), are for projects supporting the delivery of 2,105 homes […]