To pay for amenities, Dublin City Council proposes levy on development of affordable housing
The change would make it more costly to deliver cost-rental and affordable-purchase homes for middle-income earners in Dublin.
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Council should buy the old TU Dublin site on Kevin Street and build homes, say councillors
The council says no because the planning permission is for offices. A new owner could apply to change that.
Tusla has failed to deliver on its plan to reduce the proportion of children’s homes run by private companies
“Having private, for-profit care goes against all you are trying to achieve for children in care,” says Terry Dignan, a spokesperson for charities that run children’s homes.
A scheme to speed up social housing has barely been used by Dublin councils
Councils are reluctant to use the single-stage process because they take on more risk if something goes wrong, says Sinn Féin TD and housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin.
Advocates are pushing for survivors of industrial schools to get priority for social housing
Councillors face tough decisions as vulnerable and desperate groups make their cases for priority amid a shortage of social homes.
Should the Land Development Agency build some private housing on public land?
The government is reportedly looking into the idea.
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.