88 apartments for social housing may cost council €42m The owner of Dundrum Town Centre has put an indicative price tag of €788,741 on three bedroom apartments it is proposing to sell to a … Business • 11 Apr
Legal & General invests €54m in Clúid Housing Legal & General is investing €54m in long term financing with Clúid Housing, one of the country's largest approved housing bodies. Business • 14 Dec 20
State should increase supply of social housing - study The State should increase the supply of social and affordable housing in the short to medium term in order to head off the potential impact … Ireland • 30 Sep 20
4,000 households taken off waiting lists in 2018 Housing associations delivered four out of ten new social homes last year taking over 4,000 households off social housing waiting lists. Ireland • 15 May 19
NAMA cuts exposure to ghost estates from 335 to just 8 The National Asset Management Agency said it has reduced its exposure to unfinished housing estates from a peak of 335 in 2010 to just eight … Business • 04 Jan 18
Local authorities using 'fraction' of land for building New analysis shows local authorities are using just a fraction of the land they own to build social housing. Ireland • 21 Nov 17
Increase in social housing waiting lists highlighted The number of people on social housing waiting lists has increased by 9% to almost 100,000 households in the last year, according to figures obtained … News • 02 Nov 17
€1.83 billion allocated to housing in Budget Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said some 3,800 social houses will be built next year by local authorities and approved housing bodies. Budget 2018 • 10 Oct 17
7,600 people with disabilities on social housing lists At least 7,600 people with disabilities are on social housing waiting lists around the country. Ireland • 09 Aug 17
Mother, children were rehoused 20 months after abuse The Ombudsman for Children is calling on the Government to re-double its effort to generate sufficient suitable social housing for families. Ireland • 24 Jul 17
€18m pledged for social housing in Dublin Nearly €18m has been pledged to provide social housing in Dublin's O'Devaney Gardens, which has been left undeveloped since the collapse of a private partnership … Social housing • 07 Dec 16
Committee calls for 50,000 social housing units A special Oireachtas Committee has published recommendations on how to deal with the housing and homelessness crisis. News • 17 Jun 16
Some social housing units vacant for 66 weeks In some cases it is taking over a year to turn social housing units around and get them ready for new tenants after they have … News • 19 Apr 16
Housing: call for compulsory purchase orders A lecturer in housing and urban economics at the Dublin Institute of Technology has said that the Environment Minister should be able to issue Compulsory … Business • 12 Apr 16
Social housing bid fails to find viable proposals A process set up to find off-balance-sheet funding for thousands of social housing units has failed to find a viable proposal from private investors, according … Ireland • 27 Mar 16
Government announces €1.5bn social housing plan The Government has announced housing targets for every local authority area in the country for the period to 2017, with the intention of cutting the … News • 01 Apr 15
Social housing case before European committee The European Committee of Social Rights has deemed admissible a collective complaint about the condition of some local authority housing in Ireland. News • 24 Mar 15
110,000 homes promised to tackle housing crisis The Government has said its housing strategy will supply up to 110,000 homes over the next six years, with 35,000 as social housing units at … News • 26 Nov 14
Govt plans to leave age of consent at 17 The Government is to introduce legislation criminalising the purchase of sex, but it plans to leave the age of consent at 17. News • 25 Nov 14
€2.2bn investment in social housing announced Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin has announced an investment of €2.2bn for social housing provision over the next three years. Budget 2018 • 14 Oct 14
Funding overhaul for social housing in Budget The Government is likely to introduce a new mechanism for funding the provision of social housing in next week’s Budget. News • 09 Oct 14
Calls for NAMA to create better social housing A homeless charity is calling on NAMA to put a greater emphasis on creating quality social housing as the agency moves towards its final stages. News • 02 Sep 14
Plans to kickstart social housing construction Minister of State for Housing Jan O'Sullivan has said the Government has allocated funding to bring back into use 240 empty social houses in Dublin. News • 06 May 14
Waiting list of 90,000 for social housing Almost 30,000 families or individuals in need of social housing in Ireland have been on waiting lists for more than four years, according to Social … News • 22 Apr 14
Nearly 90,000 families awaiting social housing Latest figures from the Department of the Environment show there are almost 90,000 families waiting for social housing. News • 18 Dec 13
