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Irish Government targets for home building next year at risk – Varadkar

Irish Government targets for home building next year “are at risk”, the Tanaiste has said. Leo Varadkar said the target of 24,600 new homes by the end of this year will be exceeded, with close to 28,000 properties being built. However, he said ...

20 Nov 2022 at 15:33

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Government considering measures to alleviate housing crisis – junior minister

The Government is considering the temporary scrapping of development fees and subsidising the building of affordable rental apartments in a bid to alleviate the housing crisis, junior minister Martin Heydon has said. On Tuesday, ministers are ...

23 Apr 2023 at 13:17

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Government outlines ‘safety net’ for renters ahead of Dail eviction ban debate

The Government has pledged “safety net” measures for renters as it stood firm on its decision to lift the temporary ban on evictions. Ministers agreed a series of measures at Cabinet on Tuesday in response to intensifying calls from ...

21 Mar 2023 at 17:09

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Martin says extending eviction ban would make market ‘worse’

Tanaiste Micheal Martin said the Government received advice that, if it were to extend the eviction ban, it would have had to be for two years and that it would have to be underpinned by “strong legal support”. However, he said ...

15 Mar 2023 at 15:02

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Residential property prices rise by 6.1% over year to January

Residential property prices rose by 6.1% in the 12 months up to January, with prices rising by 4.3% in Dublin and by 7.4% in the rest of the country. The overall figure is down from 7.7% in the year to December 2022 and from ...

15 Mar 2023 at 11:58

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Labour warns of catastrophe as it attacks ‘indefensible’ stance on eviction ban

The Government’s position on ending the eviction ban is “indefensible”, according to Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik. Labour has indicated it will support a Sinn Fein motion on extending the ban until January which is due ...

21 Mar 2023 at 11:08

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Vote on evictions ban set to be ‘very, very tight’, says Sinn Fein

A vote on the Government’s contentious move to lift the ban on evictions is set to be “very, very tight”, Sinn Fein has predicted. The party’s motion calling on the Government to reverse its decision and instead extend ...

21 Mar 2023 at 13:38

National News

Suspended Green TD Neasa Hourigan ‘held in very high esteem’, says minister

Minister of State Pippa Hackett has said her suspended party colleague Neasa Hourigan is “held in very high esteem” after she was suspended by the Greens for voting against the Government. On Wednesday, Ms Hourigan ...

23 Mar 2023 at 09:42

National News

Varadkar decries ‘political theatre’ ahead of two more votes over evictions ban

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has criticised opposition motions against the Government as “political theatre” as both the Labour Party and Sinn Fein prepare votes over the ending of the eviction ban next week. Labour has ...

23 Mar 2023 at 17:23

National News

Government under fire on evictions as no-confidence vote looms

Labour has confirmed it will use its private members’ time next week to bring forward a motion of no confidence in the Government over the end of the eviction ban. On Wednesday, the Government won a vote on ...

23 Mar 2023 at 13:24

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Backbenchers urged to vote against lifting eviction ban ahead of Dail motion

Backbenchers have been urged to vote to reverse the Government’s decision to lift the eviction ban ahead of a Dail motion on Wednesday. In response to a non-binding motion put down by Sinn Fein, the ...

21 Mar 2023 at 20:55

Labour calls for housing ‘revolution’ with aim for million homes in 10 years

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Labour’s Ivana Bacik calls for ‘structural revolution’ in housing

Leader of the Irish Labour Party Ivana Bacik said the current government’s biggest failure is “the housing disaster” as she announced an ambition for a million homes in the next decade. “My ...

25 Mar 2023 at 19:54

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