House building back to 1970 levels
Fewer houses were built last year than any other time over the past four decades, new statistics have revealed. The collapse in the housing sector…
Department of the Environment
Proposed household broadcasting charge – the right or wrong way to do things?
It’s a New Year but 20 days into January, householders are still wondering whether it will be a happy one or not. Homeowners around the…
Household charge has raised €4.5 million to date
The controversial new household charge has raised more than €4.5 million since its introduction at the start of the year. New figures released by the…
More than 30,000 have now registered for household charge
More than 30,000 properties have now been registered for the new household charge, since it came into force on January 1. The figures, released by…
Respond! welcomes additional 2,000 housing units being made available in 2012
Ireland's leading housing charity Respond! Housing Association has welcomed the announcement by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and NAMA that 2,000 housing units…
Household charge could be open to legal challenge
The Data Protection Commissioner has warned that the use of information from utility bills to track down people who have not paid their household charge…
New household charge to be introduced on January 1st
Homeowners will be liable to pay the new annual household charge of €100 from January 1st, under Budget measures unveiled this week. They can choose…