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After Her Father Died, the Council’s Cut to Woman’s Housing Subsidy Is Forcing Her From Their Home
April Mooney says the subsidy the council’s offering her on her own isn’t enough to stay, or to get another place, so the council advised her to go into homeless accommodation.
Are There Enough Checks Before Tents Are Cleared from City Streets?
The Dublin Region Homeless Executive says that under an agreed protocol only disused or derelict tents are removed, while those who are homeless say different.
Council Housing Complex to Use Rain from the Roof to Flush Toilets, Cutting Waste and Pollution
Adding rainwater harvesting to more city apartment complexes could help ease the pressure on the overloaded sewer system, reducing overflows into Dublin Bay.
Vacancy Watch: On Bolton Street, Bushes Grow Out of a Now Derelict Homeless Hostel
In 2019, Dublin City Council quietly dropped 38 and 39 Bolton Street from its reports on plans for social housing.
Council Briefs: Setting Up a New District Heating Company, and Repairing a Medieval Church in Finglas
These were among the issues that Dublin city councillors discussed at recent meetings.
State Subsidies for Developers of Student Housing Considered
“If they are looking at Croí Cónaithe for private developers of student accommodation they are mad,” said Sinn Féin TD Eoin Ó Broin.
Site at St Anne’s Park Should Be Rezoned to Make Building Homes on It Easier, Recommends Council Chief
Local councillors are proposing to rezone it for recreational use instead, so that the playing fields there can be opened back up and retained.
Council Briefs: The Cause of Northside Power Outages, and Plans for Clontarf Flood Defences
These were among the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at a meeting of their North Central Area Committee on Monday.
Dublin City Council Refuses to Map Sites for Traveller Homes in City Development Plan
The national Office of the Planning Regulator says it should, but the council’s chief executive says Traveller homes can be built on any residentially zoned land.
Council Plans 10% Wheelchair-Accessible Homes as Part of Mix in Large New Housing Schemes
Disability rights organisations say the standards for “accessible” housing should be changed first to ensure homes are “wheelchair-livable”.
Council Briefs: Mysterious Delays for Social Homes at O’Devaney Gardens, Speeding up Retrofitting, and More
These were some of the issues discussed at Dublin City Council’s May monthly meeting on Monday night.
Retrofitting Listed Council Flats Cheaper Than New Build, Pilot Suggests
The pilot at Ballybough House transformed two old, run-down council flats into a larger, modern A-rated home. It could be replicated elsewhere.