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Saturday 26 September 2020
All protections implemented by the bill will last until January 2021.
The total number of homeless people in Ireland is currently 8,876.
Charities are asking the government to take action to prevent more homelessness in the wake of the pandemic.
Figures for April show that there were 572 fewer people in emergency accommodation compared to March.
There are 241 fewer people on the Department of Housing’s homeless list compared with last month.
The number of people homeless in December 2019 dipped below 10,000 before rising above that figure again in January 2020.
6,697 adults and 3,574 children were in emergency accommodation in January.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
The drop of almost 7% is one of the largest monthly decreases recorded for the official homeless figures.
Eoghan Murphy says Rebuilding Ireland has delivered 64,000 places to live – but how many are new builds?
10,397 people were in emergency accommodation in Ireland in September.
A total of 10,338 people were in emergency accommodation in August.
New figures show that 10,275 people are in emergency accommodation.
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FOI documents show correspondence sent to Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy from members of the public.
Minister Eoghan Murphy has recently claimed that evidence so far of development shows the vacant site levy is working.
10,378 people were recorded in emergency accommodation in April.
Applicants are suspended if they refuse two offers of housing within a year.
RPZ laws were first introduced in December 2016 to address spiraling rents.
The uncertainty over the future of the scheme means prospective buyers face an “anxious wait”, according to Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath.
Of €12 million allocated to local authorities in 2018, only €6.2 million was drawn down.
Warnings for Northern Ireland are currently covered by the UK Met Office.
Sinn Féin housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin said that Murphy should “do the decent thing and resign” in light of the new figures.
New guidelines are calling for local authorities to evaluate their current planning policies.
The much-anticipated regulations will come into force in June 2019 in areas with high housing demand.
The CSO statisticians will be assisting the department with its housing data, but not homeless figures.
The Department of Housing recorded 9,527 people in emergency accommodation last month.
The drop represents some respite for embattled Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy.
The council has plans to construct around 1,000 rapid-build homes at different locations throughout the city.
Around 40 protesters staged a protest through Dublin city centre this afternoon.
While the country faced water restrictions, 50% of water was leaking in some Irish Water schemes.
Figures released today show that people over the age of 65 made up the majority of fatalities, with 24 deaths reported last year.
There were a record 9,872 people in emergency accommodation in June.
A new 12,000-seater stadium for St Patrick’s Athletic is now almost certain not to go ahead.
A total of 3,646 children were recorded homeless in March.
Some local authorities appear to be better than others in terms of sending their numbers to the Department of Housing.
There are calls for accommodation to be kept open during the day so homeless individuals are not out in the cold all day.
This would be the first of a series of planning measures to aid the creation of more housing, Minister Eoghan Murphy said.
Tralee-based company BioAtlantis wants to harvest Bantry’s kelp for bioengineering purposes.
The Taoiseach and Housing Minister have both made the claim in recent weeks.
A brief look at homelessness rates in other countries.
AFTER A COLD week, another frosty few days are ahead of us.
Temperatures are set to drop to as low as -2 degrees tonight, according to Met Éireann.
Conditions will be dry and clear, but there will be widespread frost.
So, as the autumn weather is most certainly upon us, we want to know: Have you turned the heating on this week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Sunshine and patchy clouds
Max: 13 °C
Min: 1 °C
Clouds and sun
Max: 14 °C
Min: 6 °C
Mostly cloudy with spotty showers
Max: 16 °C
Min: 6 °C
