Does Irish Water even know how much water data centres are using?
Much of the debate around data centres has focused on electricity, but the gap in figures for their water use has started to draw more attention – and breed mistrust.
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Council Briefs: Safer Communities in Council Housing, and Zoning for Affordable Housing
These were two of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at a recent meeting of their housing committee.
The Number of People Dying While Homeless in Dublin Rose Again This Year
And the figures could be an undercount, depending on who is counted and who is left out.
The Census Undercounts the Number of People Who Are Homeless
People living in long-term hostels run by homeless charities are not counted as homeless under the current methodology.
Councillors Vote Not to Try to Take O’Devaney Gardens Site Back from Developer Bartra
Those proposing the move said the council had agreed to a plan with 768 homes, but now Bartra is pursuing a denser, taller development. Those opposing it said it couldn’t legally be done.
On Dorset Street, Council Pushes Forward with Regeneration of a Long-Neglected Housing Complex
The plans call for the current 113 old homes, many of which are now empty and boarded up, to be replaced with 163 new ones.
Council’s Efforts to Do Something Other than Build Traveller Housing with Mt Anville Road Site Continue
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council decided in 2019 not to build housing for Travellers on the site, saying it planned to sell it. Now it’s back to housing again.
Dublin City Councillors Approve €1.13 Billion Budget for 2022
They voted to approve a draft proposed by council managers, after making a few relatively small amendments that they said residents want.
Again, People Sleeping on the Streets Are Being Refused Emergency Accommodation Because They’re Not from Dublin
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien last year asked local authorities to stop enforcing the “local connection” rule. But now it’s back, says one charity CEO.
75% of Student Housing Stood Vacant at Close of Last Year, Government Figures Suggest
Now, however, two large providers of purpose-built student accommodation in Dublin say they are all booked out.
How to Convince Landlords to Spend on Making Rentals More Energy Efficient, When It Won’t Make Them More Money?
It’s a problem the government will have to navigate as it rolls out a promise to introduce minimum BER ratings for private rentals by 2025, “where feasible”.
As Council Officials Propose Residential Rezonings Across the City, Local Councillors Vote Many Down
Councillors said some sites are being used as open space, or green space, or parking – and they worry rezoning won’t get affordable homes built anyway.
Create a Way to Zone Land So Housing Built There Must Be Mostly Social and Affordable, Councillors Propose
Councillors from several parties have banded together to back the motion. Dublin City Council CEO Owen Keegan says that’s not what zoning is for.