As the government blocks funding for major social-housing projects, FF and FG councillors point fingers at ministers
As many as 1,325 social homes in Dublin city are at an advanced stage, with planning granted – but now with no clear funding.
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Time and again, long-term tenants evicted and their homes turned into homeless accommodation
A spokesperson for the Dublin Region Homeless Executive said its priority was “to ensure there is an adequate provision of accommodation for people experiencing homelessness”.
If councils rezone more land, will it really speed up house-building?
There is debate over whether there is a shortage of residentially zoned land and what’s holding homes up.
Councils will get targets for specific types of homes this year. Should they use zoning to meet them?
Some say that the different types of tenure should be laid out in master plans or zoning to meet the housing needs in an area.
Yes, waste-collection companies can legally give the council data on who doesn’t pay them for bins
Concerns have been raised about data protection, but an expert says the council can collate this data if it shows that it is necessary and proportionate.
Council Briefs: Council okays legal action against the HSE over funding ambulances, and more
Here are a few of the issues Dublin City Councillors discussed at their April monthly meeting on Monday.
Dublin City Council to restrict which care leavers can get prioritised for social housing
Tightening the criteria would help those most at risk of homelessness, council managers say.
Dublin City Council is considering raising rents for its tenants
Debate so far has been around the current costs of maintenance, which tenants may be asked to pay more, and the fairness of rent rises for those in poor conditions.
An Bord Pleanála concedes that conversion of hotel to homeless hostel doesn’t require planning permission, after all
The private hostel operator at the Paramount Hotel in Temple Bar argued that care is not provided at the homeless facility. But should it be?
In Clontarf, someone cut down trees on council land without consulting the council
Trees should be inspected for live birds nests, bats, badgers and other wildlife, before being cut down, says a council spokesperson.
RTB rules eviction notices sent to tenants in Rathmines’ Tramco building were invalid
The landlord, who’s trying to turn the building into homeless accommodation, says he plans to appeal the decision.
Council Briefs: George’s Dock still on the long finger, council working up new plans for Mountjoy Square, and more
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at a recent meeting of their Central Area Committee.
Council to use data from waste-collection companies to target people without bin contracts
“We can then follow that up with cold calling, calling at houses, calling at properties and then we can then prosecute.”