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Eoin Ó Broin

Housing

Landlords seeking ‘sex for rent’ to face €20,000 fines under new Sinn Féin bill

Issue was highlighted in a recent RTÉ Prime Time investigation
  • Michael Brennan
  • August 2, 2023
Comment

Eoin Ó Broin: Government must pick up the pieces of smashed Irish Glass Bottle scheme

Nama’s sale of its 20 per cent stake in the Poolbeg SDZ has put paid to the affordable homes required in the scheme, so the state must buy the homes and suck up the difference
  • Eoin Ó Broin
  • July 30, 2023

Simply Better
Back to School

Delicious recipes by Neven Maguire

RTÉ Payments Scandal

Minister denounces reports of up to 400 redundancies at RTÉ

Ossian Smyth says the Media Minister is working to protect employees as crisis continues to rock the national broadcaster
  • Sarah McGuinnessand
  • Gráinne Ní Aodha
  • July 2, 2023
Housing

Surveyors secure €750,000 in funding to assess derelict farmhouses

Feasibility grants for vacant housing will cover fees for expert advice on costs involved in restoration
  • Michael Brennan
  • June 20, 2023
Politics

Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin thanks 'real patriots’ on Beaumont staff after stroke ward stay

A party spokesperson said Ó Broin attended Beaumont Hospital’s A&E and the stroke unit for precautionary tests
  • Killian Woods
  • June 2, 2023
Housing

State to deliver ‘age friendly’ housing for retired renters - McGrath

New report warns one in four older renters expect to stay in rental market
  • Michael Brennan
  • May 11, 2023
Housing

Councils sat on €151m affordable housing budget

Almost 90 per cent of available funds for past two years have been left unspent, figures released by Sinn Féin show
  • Killian Woods
  • April 30, 2023
Politics

Ó’Broin: No intention to ‘drag gardaí’ into political controversy over eviction tweet

Image posted by Sinn Féin housing spokesperson of reworked Famine eviction drew critcism from Fine Gael over the weekend
  • Michael Brennan
  • April 3, 2023
Housing

Family disputes are a leading cause of Dublin homelessness

New data suggests 40 per cent of homelessness cases over the winter have been caused by relations breaking down between parents and an adult child
  • Michael Brennan
  • March 12, 2023
Housing

Does Generation Rent finally have the politicians on its side?

As Fine Gael agrees to implement opposition policies such as an eviction ban and renter’s tax credit to avoid a winter homeless disaster, the political balance may be gradually shifting away from landlords to renters
  • Michael Brennan
  • October 22, 2022
Housing

Donohoe: ‘huge uncertainties around data’ for rental tax credit

Minister for Finance warns that new €500 tax credit was costed based on an estimated number of eligible renters and not specific data
  • Killian Woods
  • October 8, 2022
Housing

Plan to axe leased social housing is under ‘review’

Move comes despite Taoiseach’s promise to end controversial practice, and follows fresh €450 million state investment to lease 1,000 new homes
  • Killian Woods
  • September 28, 2022
Planning

Irish Planning Institute calls on Housing Minister to urgently resource An Bord Pleanála

Letter follows months of controversy at body amid number of ongoing probes
  • Cónal Thomas
  • September 15, 2022
Housing

Eoin Ó Broin: Sinn Féin in government would not seek ‘German-style’ control of the rental sector

The party does not want to see the majority of people live in the private rental sector. It would give tenants security by making it harder for landlords to carry out evictions and it would end tax breaks for build-to-rent investors
  • Eoin Ó Broin
  • September 10, 2022
Housing

Government to hold polls on housing and water on same day

Referendums on putting a right to housing in the constitution and on public ownership of water services may take place next year
  • Michael Brennan
  • July 23, 2022
politics

Calls for wider review into An Bord Pleanála following allegations

A number of allegations have been published about the board in recent weeks relating to its deputy chairman Paul Hyde
  • Cónal Thomas
  • May 20, 2022
Tax

Vacant property tax in doubt as Revenue reports fewer empty homes than expected

Analysis by Revenue revealed that levels of vacancy ‘are low across all counties’, leading the Minister for Finance to assess merits and likely impact of introducing such a tax
  • Michael Brennan
  • May 15, 2022

After a 15-year wait, is electoral reform finally on the cards?

The new Electoral Reform Bill constitutes the largest overhaul of Ireland’s electoral system in decades. But will it achieve its goal of strengthening Irish democracy?
  • Michael Brennan
  • April 10, 2022

Standard design brought in to speed up delivery of social housing

Councils given template layouts to expedite process, though critics say other approval hurdles also need to be removed
  • Michael Brennan
  • January 31, 2022

Builders’ register inspectors will have power to enter sites and search homes

The first ever legally required register of building contractors aims to weed out rogue operators and prevent faulty builds
  • Michael Brennan
  • January 23, 2022

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