Fianna Fáil says salary for head of Housing Activation Office will not be ‘anywhere near’ €430,000
Party TD Seamus McGrath does not accept the appointment has been ‘botched’
James Browne
There is a crisis of accountability at the top of the Irish public service
We call housing a ‘crisis’ but don’t deal with it that way
Miriam Lord’s week: A tsar has not been born and they need to get this tshitshow off the road
James Browne talks up his A-Team, TDs watch the pros in action while Pa Daly delights in saying nothing
Ires chief executive favours ‘simple’ rent-cap increase under Government review
Eddie Byrne warns of complications tied to reference rent system
Brendan McDonagh withdraws from consideration for housing ‘tsar’ role after Fine Gael blocks appointment
Tánaiste Simon Harris told Minister for Housing James Browne his party had been ‘out of the loop’
Housing ‘tsar’ salary might be lower than €430,000, say Government sources
Brendan McDonagh might be paid less than he earns at Nama if appointed head of Housing Activation Office
What will the Housing Activation Office – and possible chief executive Brendan McDonagh – do?
Housing Activation Office intended to speed up housing by bringing in local authorities, developers and utilities
Coalition leaders stop short of endorsing Minister’s call for Nama boss as housing ‘tsar’
Nama chief Brendan McDonagh has been identified to role, though not formally appointed
Martin and Harris: how is the Coalition working?
The Government faces a big challenge with trade and the economy, but the bigger fears are around chronic problems – most acutely, in housing
Plans for stronger ‘stop-and-search’ powers for gardaí despite department report casting doubt on effectiveness
Report commissioned by Department of Justice found such powers had ‘huge potential’ to create public resentment
Final report into ‘Grace’ abuse allegations due to be published on Tuesday
Darragh O’Brien to bring forward delayed climate action plan for this year including retrofitting allocation of almost €550m
Housing Minister James Browne: ‘If we don’t get this right over the next four to seven months, we’re going to be in serious, serious trouble’
The solution to Ireland’s housing crisis is ‘more supply and it is my job to get that supply moving’, says the Minister for Housing as he answers questions about how he intends to do that
Planned ban on Airbnb-type lettings in rural communities prompts concern
Tourism sector critical to jobs and economic growth in many rural regions, department notes
Call for Celtic Tiger tax breaks to accommodate students
Section 23 relief had drawn criticism for helping fuel boom-time development
Housing targets: Local authorities to be instructed to rezone more land by end of year
Making land available for home building can be done by Christmas, says Minister - ‘It’ll be up to local authorities to move with speed’
Nama chief is Government’s preferred option for ‘housing tsar’
New role will head up the Strategic Housing Activation Office, which is being established in the Department of the Taoiseach in the coming weeks
House prices in Ireland continue to rise as shortage drives demand higher
Estate agent shows second hand home prices rose 2.3% between January and March
Planning permissions fell by more than 50% in three Dublin council areas last year
Housing supply unlikely to increase unless emergency measures are introduced, says Construction Industry Federation official
Majority of Irish homeowners to see property tax increases this year
Paschal Donohoe expected to brief colleagues on proposed changes to LPT charging mechanism to limit the impact of rising property values on householders
Some €436m for acquiring second-hand social housing, building new social homes announced
Funding for social and affordable housing has been cut this year compared to last year, says Sinn Féin
Makhlouf’s housing comments touch nerve in Government
Regulator wonders out loud if Government’s many policies and interventions in housing market were ‘mutually supportive’
Housing land dezoned in Dundalk despite regulator’s intervention
The site, owned by Glenveagh, had been earmarked for some 500 new homes
House price inflation in Ireland reaches eight-year high
First quarter level of available second hand homes now at lowest since 2007
No such thing as good news for Ireland’s housing supply
The ‘ultimate solution’ has not changed - build more homes
More than 100 tenant-in-situ applications waiting in Dublin
Tenants at risk of homelessness cannot be assessed for purchase scheme due to lack of clarity on Government funding allocations, says council housing chief
The Irish Times view on the National Planning Framework: inertia is inexcusable
This Government is staring at the vista of its own abject failure to deliver on its single biggest promise
‘Nobody wants to build apartments’: Minister says ‘drastic’ improvement needed in delivery of Dublin city units
James Browne says courts have been ‘weaponised’ to delay projects
Apartment housing delivery has ‘collapsed’ and requires ‘radical’ response, says Minister
Private sector funding essential to tackling crisis, James Browne tells Dáil
Tax breaks for developers to build apartments under consideration by Minister of Housing
Housing crisis: Paschal Donohoe warns against return similar tax incentives of Celtic Tiger years
Charges for excessive water use not being considered ‘at this time’, department says
PBP TD Paul Murphy claimed such a move could serve as ‘a Trojan horse’ for wider reintroduction
Government funding row stalls delivery of up to 5,000 social and affordable homes
Approved Housing Bodies say they have been waiting over six months to start work on projects because department refuses to sign off on funding
Q&A: How the new gambling regulator will affect Irish punters
After 17 years of planning, almost no corner of the industry will be untouched by the new regime
Further restrictions applied to key State scheme aimed at preventing people from entering homelessness
Local authorities told to ‘prioritise acquisitions for families with children, older persons or people with a disability’
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