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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 homes can be built. Minister for Housing Simon Coveney announced that he was establishing a fast-track planning system to enable…

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New Government has plenty to discuss on housing

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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, Enda Kenny is expected to be returned as Taoiseach this afternoon before announcing his new Cabinet. One of the immediate…

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What now for Irish Water following the election?

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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 how the next Government will be formed. Will it be an historic coalition between Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil or…

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Rent certainty measures could impact on housing supply, warns IMF

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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, according to the IMF. The warning was made in its latest post-bailout report last week which identified an increase in…

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Motor tax payments used to fund Irish Water

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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 week. A subvention payment of €439m made to the semi-State utility company last year was being drawn from what is…

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Landlords may have to give evidence supporting rent rises

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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 by the Government. Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly and Minister for Finance Michael Noonan are still in discussions about…

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Murphy releases Irish Water payment figures

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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 was reluctant to release them at the time. Mr Murphy finally secured the information following a Freedom of Information request and…

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€500m to be spent by Government on 11,000 new houses

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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 Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) has joined together with US investment firm KKR Credit on a new €500 million joint…

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Government promises high-speed broadband for every home by 2020

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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 considered by the Government as part of its delivery of the National Broadband Plan. A draft plan for intervention by…

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Call for property tax discount for those who pay management fees

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Fianna Fáil has said that people paying management fees should get a discount on their local property tax - because they are paying twice for services like grass cutting, lights and road maintenance. The party is to put legislation before the Dáil that would offer…