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Martin Whelan - CEO of the Housing Agency pictured in a suit

New Housing Agency CEO gets pay hike of €23,000

A pay hike of over €23,000 was approved for the new chief executive of the Housing Agency after negotiations between two government departments.

Business • 28 Jul

Mr Carey is co-founder and Executive Chairman of biscuit producer 'East Coast Bakehouse'.

Chair of Enterprise Ireland and Housing Agency resigns

Businessman Michael Carey has resigned as Chair of Enterprise Ireland and Chair of the Housing Agency.

Business • 13 Jun

13 years after a scheme was set up to buy 73 land banks from local authorities for the Housing Agency, almost half of the land has no development plans or proposals for delivering social or affordable housing

C&AG - Still no plans for half of Housing Agency's land

The C&AG's report for 2022 has found that 13 years after a scheme was set up to acquire 73 land banks from local authorities for the Housing Agency, almost half of the land has no development plans or proposals for delivering social or affordable housing.

Business • 29 Sep 23

The Housing Agency had completed acquisitions of 868 residential units by the end of 2021 - just 54% of its target of 1,600 units

Housing Agency reaches just 54% of targets - C&AG

There was a significant shortfall in the Housing Agency's target for the delivery of 1,600 residential units by the end of 2020, the Comptroller and Auditor General's latest report on the Public Services shows.

Business • 30 Sep 22

The 25.3-hectare site was made available to the LDA by The Housing Agency

LDA seeks to deliver over 800 homes to Balbriggan

The Land Development Agency has submitted a planning application to An Bord Pleanála for a housing development in Castlelands in Balbriggan, Co Dublin.

Business • 05 Apr 22

John Hanley from NORD/LB; John O'Connor from the Housing Agency; Sharon Cosgrove, Oaklee Housing and Jason Murphy, Centrus

Oaklee Housing secures €50m loan facility for new homes

Approved housing body Oaklee Housing has secured a €50m debt financing agreement with German-based Norddeutsche Landesbank.

Business • 23 Apr 18

The Simon Communities have said the figures do not compare like to like

Housing chief says Varadkar comments were correct

The chair of the Housing Agency has said Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was correct to say Ireland has a low rate of homelessness by international standards.

News • 13 Nov 17

1,500 rapid-build units are to be built by 2018

Extra beds, permanent homes announced for homeless

The Government has announced an extra 200 emergency beds to tackle the increase in people sleeping rough.

News • 22 Sep 16

The Housing Agency says it would only buy empty properties that had formerly been used as rentals

Housing Agency plans to buy vacant homes

The Government's housing agency plans to buy private houses from banks and investment companies and to sell them to local authorities for social housing.

News • 15 Aug 16

Simon Coveney said the Government would respect property rights

Coveney: No plans to forcibly take vacant houses

The Government has no plans to forcibly take possession of vacant properties, according to Minister for Housing Simon Coveney.

News • 24 May 16

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