Housing News

Figures Show Highest Annual Housing Supply in Over a Decade

By Ryan Harmon 27 January 2023

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, has welcomed the annual housing supply figures for 2022, published by the CSO this morning, which showed 29,851 new dwellings were completed in 2022. This represents a 45.2% increase on 2021, when 20,560 new dwellings were completed. It the highest annual total since the CSO data series […]

Health Housing News

Government Seeks Public’s Views on New Fire Safety Regulations

By Ryan Harmon 23 January 2023

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, and the Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning, Kieran O’Donnell, have launched a three-month public consultation on proposed amendments to Building Regulations relating to fire safety. The proposed changes aim to improve fire safety in new buildings and support the

Housing News

600 New Social Homes to Be Delivered in Cork, Kildare, Monaghan, Sligo and Wicklow

By Ryan Harmon 16 January 2023

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, welcomed the launch of a further bundle of projects for new social homes under the social housing Public Private Partnership (PPP) Programme, Bundle 6. This launch builds on the successful social housing PPP programme being delivered by the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA), in conjunction

Housing News

First Youth Homelessness Strategy in Over 20 years Launched

By Ryan Harmon 10 November 2022

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has launched the Youth Homelessness Strategy 2023-2025. The first Youth Homelessness Strategy in two decades, it sets out 27 distinct actions to prevent young people entering homelessness, to improve the experiences of young people in emergency accommodation and to assist young people to exit […]

News Transport

Gold Cycle-Friendly Award for Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

By Ryan Harmon 26 September 2022

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has been awarded a gold Cycle-Friendly Employer award for its commitment to reducing carbon emissions by supporting and encouraging employees to cycle to work. The department has put significant work into upgrading its existing cycling facilities and promoting cycling awareness and safety among its employees. Jill

Health Housing News

Ministers approve over €23m in funding for the Disabled Persons Grant Scheme & Improvement Works in Lieu of Local Authority Housing Scheme

By Jack Mullen 7 May 2021

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD and the Minister of State with responsibility for Planning and Local Government Peter Burke TD have today (7 May) approved funding of more than €23m million for the Disabled Persons Grant scheme (DPG) and Improvement Works In Lieu of social housing scheme (IWILs). Every […]

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More than 200 new homes get the go ahead for Dublin City

By Jack Mullen 16 April 2021

Dublin City Council has advanced the construction of more than 200 new homes in the city.  Under its Housing Delivery Programme, City Councillors approved the following key proposals at their recent monthly meeting: Part 8 Planning Permission for the construction of 46 quality new one-bedroom apartments for older persons. The scheme is located on the site of

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Peter McVerry Trust hits Housing First target in Midlands

By Jack Mullen 23 February 2021

Image Courtesy of The Peter McVerry Trust via Twitter The national housing and homeless charity, the Peter McVerry Trust, has announced that it has met its Housing First target in the Midlands for 2020. In its first year since signing the three-year contract, the charity has created 11 Housing First tenancies across the Midlands. Pat […]

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Planning application for Old Bakery Site at Cross Guns Bridge in Dublin 7

By Jack Mullen 3 February 2021

Image courtesy of @Emmett_Scanlon An application to An Bord Pleanála has been made for 205 apartments within 3 blocks up to height of 12 storeys at Old Bakery Site at Cross Guns Bridge. A summary of some of the details of the development are included below. An Bord Pleanála application An application was made on […]

Feature News

New Figures Show Record Decrease In Number Of Rough Sleepers In Dublin

By Nick Fitzgerald 20 April 2018

New figures released by the Department of Housing today show a record decrease of rough sleepers in Dublin. The Spring 2018 Rough Sleeper Count shows the number of people sleeping rough dropped from 184 in winter 2017 to 110 in spring 2018. These numbers represent a 40% decrease and the largest decrease on record. Homelessness charity […]