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# Darragh O'Brien

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New pilot scheme will see shared social housing used to prevent youth homelessness
Housing Minister 'confident' overall social housing targets will be met by end of the year
16 and 17 year olds can now pre-register to vote and process can be done online at any time
Government to review private rental market as housing targets set to be exceeded
Apartment owners vote against proposal they pay €68,000 each to fix fire safety defects
Mortgage change rules to 'boost purchasing power' of renters
Explainer: How will the Government's winter eviction ban work?
Cabinet signs off on temporary eviction ban
O'Brien warns Donohoe of Fianna Fáil concerns about concrete levy
Landlord group says it has 'deep-rooted' reservations about potential eviction ban
Planning permission no longer required to install solar panels on houses
Housing Minister says planning applications should not be decided by courts
'I want the homeless number to come down': Short-term let controls on the way, says minister
No mini-budget in January, but budget package will 'get us through winter', says Martin
More than 1,000 applications lodged for new first home support scheme
O'Brien says more 'good landlords' needed to end historic level of homelessness
Sinn Féin's Ó Broin calls for urgent reform of An Bord Pleanála amid ‘deep, deep crisis’
'I take the rights of tenants very seriously': O'Brien responds to rental property controversy
Robert Troy asked housing minister to support landlords seeking to evict tenants during pandemic
118 new cost-rental homes open in Clondalkin as housing minister says rental crisis is 'acute'
Bord Pleanála report should be published 'as soon as possible', says minister
Housing Minister receives report into alleged conflicts of interest at An Bord Pleanála
Irish Water to be rebranded as Uisce Éireann as part of split from parent body
Deputy Chair of An Bord Pleanála resigns amid investigation into alleged conflicts of interest
Call for Government to close rent pressure zone loopholes
There will be no cap on the number of Ukrainian refugees Ireland takes in, says minister
Housing minister says 'scourge' of vacant sites across Ireland is underutilised
Airbnb call on government to create register of landlords to avoid unregistered hosts
HAP discretion rate changes for the first time in 6 years, increasing to 35%
Report on increasing HAP rates released soon as pressure mounts on government over homelessness
How many vacant properties are there in Ireland? We should get a clear answer in a couple of weeks
'I won't be bullied by you': O'Brien and Doherty clash over State subsidy scheme for developers
Housing minister to further restrict short-term house and apartment lettings
Varadkar: 'Far too many people have to spend too much of their income on rent'
Review of certain An Bord Pleanála decisions 'needs to be done quickly' as deputy chair steps back temporarily
Housing minister tells local authorities to allow social housing tenants to take in Ukrainian refugees
Tax measures may need review to keep landlords from exiting the rental market, says minister
Housing Minister says rising homeless figure a 'serious concern'
Councils identify 89 State-owned buildings to immediately house over 5,000 Ukrainian refugees
Cabinet to discuss scrapping hospital charges for under 16s