Dáil to debate Sinn Féin's motion on scrapping scheme which it says 'will not make homes more affordable'
The Minister for Housing, however, has said the scheme will help young prospective homeowners out of a “rental trap”.
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The Minister for Housing, however, has said the scheme will help young prospective homeowners out of a “rental trap”.
The pair got into it on Twitter but kept their shirts on in a radio debate.
In Dublin, house prices have decreased by 1.5%, while apartment prices increased by 1%.
Brian Stanley is taking this week off to spend time with his family at the request of his party leader, Mary Lou McDonald.
Approvals and drawdowns on the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme fell significantly from March onwards.
Less than half of funding allocated to Traveller accommodation has been drawn down this year to date.
The number of households on the payment has risen by 5,136 since mid-March.
The Minister for Housing said co-living developments would “play an important role in catering for the diverse needs of the overall population”.
Housing groups have warned that Ireland could see a rise in evictions as a result of the crisis.
Just 5,771 new builds were delivered to the government last year.
There has been a 15% increase in the number of people receiving Rent Supplement since Covid-19 restrictions began.
Fine Gael has a task on its hands to convince grassroots members to sign up to coaltion government.
The number of people homeless in December 2019 dipped below 10,000 before rising above that figure again in January 2020.
The share of young adults aged 25-29 living with their parents in Ireland has increased from 36.0% in 2007 to 47.2% in 2017.
Ó Broin said that even if all the left-leaning parties came together, they’d fall short of a majority in the Dáil.
Sinn Féin’s housing spokesman Eoin O Broin made the claim on television this week – but is he right?
TheJournal.ie spoke with three candidates who have just completed their first term as TDs in Leinster House.
The party is also considering legal action against RTÉ for not including Sinn Féin.
The Rent Freeze (Fair Rent) Bill 2019 was brought forward by Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin.
Tom Dunne appeared before the Oireachtas Housing Committee this morning.
The council has received 140 exemption applications to the new rules since they came into play a month ago.
The party published a bill today that would if passed ban co-living developments.
Speaking this morning, Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin said “we can all guess the answer” as to why Bailey wouldn’t chair the meeting.
The average cost of renting a home in Ireland in the first three months of this year was at an all time high.
That is according to correspondence obtained by TheJournal.ie under Freedom of Information.
The government has also been criticised for not introducing national standards for emergency accommodation.
€276,600,000 was paid in HAP to landlords via HAP last year.
Sinn Féin housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin said that Murphy should “do the decent thing and resign” in light of the new figures.
There are now collectively 9,724 people living in homeless accommodation across Ireland.
The latest Daft.ie quarterly report found that the average monthly rent nationwide is €1,334.
Solidarity TD Paul Murphy TD made the charge after tax relief for landlords was announced.
The Sinn Féin spokesperson defends his party’s motion of no confidence in the Housing Minister.
Earlier this week, Sinn Féin said it will move to have Murphy removed from office when the Dáil resumes this month.
A range of trade unions, housing advocates and groups have today called for a “radical shift” in Ireland’s housing policies.
There are now 1,778 families in emergency accomodation.
There were a record 9,872 people in emergency accommodation in June.
Sinn Féin housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin said landlords would take advantage of the law if it was changed.
The €200 million Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme was launched in February.
Rental adverts for Larkfield House, which were placed without naming the building, have appeared online in recent weeks. The building was constructed without planning permission.
The motion would have forced Fianna Fáil TDs to make a tough political decision.