On the walls of a Kilbarrack health centre, an artist pays tribute to the beautiful ordinary
Paul MacCormaic says he hopes the works inspire an interest and pride in nearby sights, passed by everyday.
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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.
Plans progress for social housing on long, long-vacant site in Dolphins Barn
It’s one of two prominent sites in Dolphins Barn that the Iveagh Trust has been prepping to build out.
Under orders from government, Fingal plans to rezone even more land for housing
Council managers are on the hunt now for sites.
Council points to department rules, as it opts out of deals to keep families facing homelessness in their homes
Changes to funding under the tenant-in-situ scheme mean the council can no longer recoup costs of any immediate refurbishment of the properties.
Council moves on plan for 5,000 homes on lands between Inchicore and Ballyfermot
The changes will be gradual, said a council planner. “It’s not an overnight, you know, deployment of four or five thousand units in an area.”
Government to look at the idea of merging cost-rental and social housing in future
“That is really, I think, what Nirvana is for the future,” says Fiona O’Driscoll, of the Irish Council for Social Housing. “It's the dream.”
With council rents and private rents both rising, HAP tenants are squeezed from two directions
“I think in some cases it could be more than half their income. I don’t see how the sums will add up.”
Council finds ways around parts of minister's new lower apartment standards
In some neighbourhoods, the mix of apartments and the requirement for community and arts space will still be governed by the city’s development plan, said the acting deputy city planner.
Councillors want housing on CIÉ-owned land at Connolly Station, since plan for offices has stalled
“The state’s need is for housing, and there is no need for offices as far as I can see,” says Green Party Councillor Janet Horner.
Developer Ballymore says it had meetings with ministers, council about its vision for Sheriff Street. They're not on the lobbying register.
“For nearly a decade, conversations about the possible demolition of people’s homes have gone on in the background,” says Social Democrats Councillor Daniel Ennis.
More than 100 HAP tenants in Dublin lost their homes after poor conditions flagged
“An innocent tenant, through no fault of their own, ends up back homeless because a landlord doesn’t carry out the works,” says one councillor.
As Dublin City Council restarts buying second-hand homes to tackle homelessness, who will be prioritised?
The council is to partially restart its tenant-in-situ scheme, said officials, but mainly focus on buying second-hand homes for long-term homeless families.