New Government plan aims to deliver 25,000 affordable homes each year
The government yesterday unveiled part of its plan for dealing with the housing crisis by identifying a number of major urban development sites where affordable…
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New Government has plenty to discuss on housing
So it looks like today will finally be the day we get a Government. Seventy days on from the General Election way back in February,…
What now for Irish Water following the election?
It’s hard to believe it has been a week already since we went to the polls. Since then much of the debate has centred on…
Rent certainty measures could impact on housing supply, warns IMF
Rent certainty measures introduced by the Government in a compromise move to ease the pressure on tenants could dissuade much-needed construction in the housing market,…
Motor tax payments used to fund Irish Water
Two-thirds of funding being given to Irish Water this year by the Government came from motor tax payments, the Dáil spending watchdog heard earlier this…
Landlords may have to give evidence supporting rent rises
Landlords seeking a rent increase might have to provide supporting evidence of rents for three comparable properties to justify the rise, under proposals being considered…
Murphy releases Irish Water payment figures
Socialist TD Paul Murphy has published figures for the payment of Irish Water bills as of mid-May, which he says clearly show why the Government…
€500m to be spent by Government on 11,000 new houses
The investment arm of the Government will create nearly 2,000 construction jobs a year as it spends half a billion euro on 11,000 new houses. The…
Government promises high-speed broadband for every home by 2020
The construction by the State of its own rural telecoms network, at a likely cost of hundreds of millions of euro, is one option being…
Call for property tax discount for those who pay management fees
Fianna Fáil has said that people paying management fees should get a discount on their local property tax - because they are paying twice for…