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James Browne

Housing Crisis

Browne: it will be 'difficult to prevent' hitting point where 5,000 children are homeless

Browne also confirmed that EU citizens who are classed as homeless in Ireland will be asked to return “back to their own country” if they do not meet requirements.

1 Jul

9.7k

naughty or nice

The government is drawing up a list of the best (and worst) councils for housing delivery

Jane Matthews

Updated 1 Jul

15.0k

Student Accommodation

No protections against rising rents for students leaving private tenancies at end of year

17 Jun

5.8k

nothing going on but the rent

It's (almost) all housing as emergency RPZ laws sent to Cabinet with two other housing memos

17 Jun

4.3k

croi conaithe

Housing minister invites construction firms to express interest in building apartments

Updated 11 Jun

13.9k

Housing minister

Developers behind almost 500 delayed social homes calls for 'urgent' meeting with Government

10 Jun

12.6k

rent pressure zones

'Major reforms' for the rental sector finally revealed - here's what you need to know

New build apartments to be exempt from the 2% rent increase cap.

Updated 10 Jun

24.6k

rent pressure zones

New rental regulations will allow landlords increase rents if previous tenant leaves voluntarily

Updated 10 Jun

35.7k

homes delayed

Dublin councillors debate 'shocking' decision to pull plug on almost 250 social homes in city

9 Jun

25.3k

Housing Crisis

Explainer: Why does the Government want to overhaul Rent Pressure Zones?

9 Jun

14.5k

rent pressure zones

Plans to tie rents for new build apartments to inflation rate being brought to Cabinet

Under the proposal, the 2% rent cap will not apply to apartments built after a certain date.

It is understood that landlords will be allowed to reset rent between tenancies.

Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin described the plan as "utter madness" and said it will introduce a four-tier rental market.

Updated 8 Jun

21.2k

James Browne

Housing Minister pulls plug on almost 500 social homes across six sites over rising costs

Eoghan Dalton

Updated 7 Jun

106k

150

Housing Crisis

Naming new housing tsar a priority for Taoiseach but DPER 'blockage' frustrating the process

5 Jun

5.7k

Housing

Update to defective building blocks scheme cautiously welcomed by Donegal 100% Redress TD

Updated 4 Jun

8.3k

attic conversions

Govt considers making attic conversions and house extensions for elderly relatives exempt from planning

Updated 4 hrs ago

70.3k

Minister for Housing

James Browne speaks to top Housing official over reported comments about 'housing tsar' role

30 May

8.8k

local authority loans

Housing minister 'not happy' that affordable homes were priced above threshold for state loans

30 May

35.7k

Housing Crisis

Housing Minister says judicial reviews against housing developments being 'weaponised'

Updated 27 May

12.0k

norman commemoration

'Look, 40% of the southeast have Norman names': Browne defends William the Conqueror millennium

22 May

12.1k

31m

shared equity

Shared equity scheme gets two more years - but Sinn Féin says it will 'make things worse'

Updated 13 May

13.3k

Housing Crisis

Minister says new housing tsar will have to be 'forthright with any conflicts of interest'

Updated 7 May

5.1k

FactCheck

Debunked: A government scheme did not spend €200,000 per car to help isolated Ukrainians

6 May

18.8k

Renting

Ten legal actions initiated against landlords as thousands found in breach of standards

5 May

24.5k

housing tsar

Fianna Fáil minister defends James Browne over housing office tsar controversy

39 mins ago

10.3k

The Morning Lead

Chaos of housing tsar controversy is a symptom of a longer running dysfunction in Housing

Processes set up to avoid argy bargys between the coalition partners have broken down.

Christina Finn

3 May

10.6k

tsar power

McDonald lays into coalition over housing tsar turmoil in early morning interview

2 May

8.1k

Explainer

What is the 'housing tsar' controversy all about and will they really be paid €430,000?

30 Apr

9.4k

Housing Crisis

Short-term let rules one step closer as Cabinet gives green light

Updated 15 Apr

17.6k

Housing

'Too early' to make predictions, says Browne as summit told just 25,000 homes might be delivered

8 Apr

9.2k

get a move on

Local authorities must urgently rezone land for housing or face 'wrath' from public, says Browne

Updated 8 Apr

9.2k

James Browne

Housing minister 'won't get into predictions' on whether social homes target was met last year

31 Mar

12.5k

Cabinet

Fewer than 1,500 drawdowns of Vacant Property Grant despite government targeting 4,000 by 2025

25 Feb

13.9k

Cabinet

Uisce Éireann to immediately purchase 100 extra generators following Storm Éowyn

18 Feb

8.1k

Housing

Government set to sign off on substantial funding increase for housing next week

15 Feb

16.6k

rent pressure zones

Scrapping of Rent Pressure Zones 'under review' but decision not yet made, Housing Minister says

12 Feb

8.6k

Cabinet

Cabinet to sign off on one-year lease extension for Citywest accommodation centre

16 Apr 2024

11.4k

High Court

New Planning and Environment division of the High Court established

11 Dec 2023

7.0k

Cabinet

Cabinet to decide this week on social welfare and accommodation changes for Ukrainian refugees

10 Dec 2023

21.9k

Palestine

Varadkar says Ireland would lose influence by going 'too far' in response to Israel motion

Updated 15 Nov 2023

13.5k

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