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Tuesday 22 September 2020
Residents claim to have been misled about the consultation and appeals process, but councillors deny this is the case.
Asking price inflation rose by 1.2% nationally compared with Q2 of 2019, despite the impact of Covid-19.
Permission for the development was previously quashed by the High Court in June.
The latest Daft.ie report shows that the industry has ‘bounced back’ from Covid-19.
The gardaí have already requested an “urgent” report into “lessons learned” following the eviction.
The concept of co-living has proven controversial over the past number of years.
In Dublin, construction was down 10.2% since June last year.
Tuath and Circle Housing Association have been selected by the Council to negotiate with Bartra after Councillors last year approved a last-minute deal.
The emergency measure mean tenants cannot be forced to leave a property, and rent increases are prohibited.
Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin has said the establishment of a non-judicial court would help to support families at risk of repossession.
In a wide-ranging interview, the minister said his department is drawing up a detailed submission which will seek to acquire properties.
The final decision will be made by Cabinet in the coming days.
Sinn Féin TD Eoin Ó Broin says the new government has already reneged on its promises in relation to housing.
A proposed mix for the development includes 60% affordable, 20% social and 20% private homes.
Darragh O’Brien said he wants to ensure houses ranging in price from €160,000 to €250,000 will be available.
Applicants who received approval before the Covid-19 crisis have had approval pulled.
The details of the programme for government negotiated by the three parties.
The total number of homeless people in Ireland is currently 8,876.
There are plans for 33 semi-detached houses and a four-storey apartment block near the Phoenix Park.
The study from the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland shows that new builds have been badly impacted.
The government announced the changes to the eligibility for the payment today.
The figures were released in the Irish Council for Social Housing’s activity report for 2019.
The 39% spike is the highest one-month total for rental listings in the capital since August 2015.
The number of households on the payment has risen by 5,136 since mid-March.
Bernard Joyce of the Irish Traveller Movement says more needs to be done to protect Travellers during this pandemic and beyond.
Housing groups have warned that Ireland could see a rise in evictions as a result of the crisis.
The ESRI warns that the challenges facing the construction industry may impact supply.
Just 5,771 new builds were delivered to the government last year.
Daft.ie says this drop reflects the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.
A new report by the Simon Communities says new properties are out of reach of HAP customers.
Contractors are understood to be on site at the three locations to ensure social distancing can be maintained.
Daft said that the week-by-week figures suggest that “this surge may now be easing”.
The document will soon be given to smaller parties in a bid to convince them to join a coalition government.
The service will be managed by Depaul and will be staffed by the HSE and other Section 39 organisations.
The Sinn Féin TD says where renters can’t pay, landlords must be guaranteed a mortgage moratorium.
The emergency measures for renters were agreed at a Cabinet meeting today.
Government has said landlords will have to show flexibility to their tenants.
Eoghan Murphy also said that he would provide support to homeless services during the crisis.
Homeless charities are preparing for Covid-19.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if you saw your neighbours break Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
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Co-living developer seeks meeting with housing minister over 'sustained misinformed public commentary'
The request comes as the minister carries out a review on whether co-living developments should be banned.
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