Here’s some of what came up when talk turned to housing at July’s monthly meeting of Dublin City Council: affordable purchase, O’Devaney Gardens, and a new housing committee chair.
Hibernia REIT asked the council for a land swap or joint venture. A spokesperson said Tuesday that the company thought there was room for a more attractive development with more social homes.
“We can challenge and subvert network systems simply by highlighting where they are,” said Paul O’Neill, an activist-academic, to a group on a recent Saturday.
Some have been issued notices to leave, as company landlords want to renovate. Last week, several men went into one home and took the doors away with them.
Developers have to put up information websites so the public can learn about what’s planned. But some have code meant to keep them from showing up on search.
Dublin city councillors met recently to talk about who the council should prioritise if more people apply to buy “affordable” homes than there are affordable homes to buy.
Planning documents list the many amenities in planned shared-living developments. But those living there may have fewer rights than renters in traditional homes.
