Airbnb has targeted council employees with online adverts. Does that count as lobbying?
“Just because it’s digital, and not over coffee, doesn’t mean it’s not,” says Niamh Kirk, an associate professor at the University of Limerick.
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For Ballymun Rapid-Build Homes, Has Council Ignored Its Own Standards?
Three-bedrooom houses in Dublin should ideally be at least 100 sqm, a standard the council held an Ailesbury Rd development to in September. But smaller homes are apparently okay in Poppintree, for rapid-build houses, for homeless families.
Will New Apartment Standards Get Builders Building?
If the route to fixing the housing crisis is all about adding supply, it’s not looking too good.
Kieran: We’ve Made Progress on Housing, but What’s Next?
Dublin City Council senior planner Kieran Rose explains some of his past housing policy successes, and asks how we can build on them in the future.
Frank: Here’s Who Wants Smaller Apartments
No major change in public policy happens by accident. So who’s been pushing for smaller apartments? Frank names names.
Lorcan: For Source of Dublin’s Housing Problem, Look to the Country
Dublin’s housing problem stems from this: at a state level, housing policy is dominated by a politically motivated rural ideology.