Perceived competition for housing has always driven anti-immigrant sentiment. The reality is we have had repeated housing crises for the last 100 years, long before recent immigration increases
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Such demands come as Fingal County Council separately considers the DAA’s €1.5 billion plan to bring Dublin Airport’s annual capacity to 40 million passengers
After peaking at 24% in January, mentions of immigration have declined month-on-month, falling to 12% in the latest poll
Current targets are based on published population projections from the 2016 census. Unfortunately, those projections are a serious underestimate
Banning individual foreign purchases of properties would be open to ‘significant legal challenge’, official sources say
Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien says new planning Bill will be delivered before the summer recess ‘come hell or high water’
Temporary waiver of contributions due to lapse this month
Day of local and European elections had previously been mooted as likely date to put question of directly elected mayor to voters in Dublin
County has received 662 applications for such grants, the greatest number in the entire country
Despite extreme need, Department of Housing fails to use €141 million available to it last year and carries it over into 2024
More than 6,000 applications received through the Crói Cónaithe scheme by end of 2023
Departmental secretaries general run much of the country’s public administration - on salaries ranging from €230,000 to almost €300,000
It is understandable that people should wish to remain living in the homes where they raised their families and made their lives
Provider of social and affordable homes warns debt levels in voluntary sector may curtail housing projects
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