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Local Government

Sinn Féin to publish new measures aimed at collecting derelict sites penalties

Opposition party wants local authorities that have collected less than 75 per cent of derelict sites fines to publish a report explaining their lack of effective action and how they intend to address the issue
  • Killian Woodsand
  • Sarah Taaffe-Maguire
  • January 12, 2022

Derelict site registers missing key details amid calls for greater transparency

Less than half of local authorities in Ireland don’t have a register available online
  • Sarah Taaffe-Maguire
  • December 7, 2021

Less than 3% of country’s derelict sites acquired by councils in 2020

Most local authorities did not acquire any derelict sites last year
  • Sarah Taaffe-Maguire
  • December 1, 2021

NTA moves to fill 90 active transport roles by year’s end

New hires will help local authorities build cycling and walking infrastructure
  • Sarah Taaffe-Maguire
  • November 29, 2021

Over €5 million in derelict site levies unpaid in 2020

Less than 7% of what was owed to local authorities was paid last year
  • Sarah Taaffe-Maguire
  • November 25, 2021

Number of derelict sites reaches seven-year high

True number likely to be higher as 12 local authorities did not add any sites during 2020
  • Sarah Taaffe-Maguire
  • November 24, 2021

Council orders hotel to remove shipping containers from front of homes

Local authority in Meath rules that installation of containers around private homes constitutes “unauthorised development”
  • Killian Woods
  • September 19, 2021

Watchdog says Louth most active county for compulsory purchase orders

National Oversight & Audit Commission says officials in Louth placed CPOs on 93 homes in the past five years for social housing
  • Michael Brennan
  • July 4, 2021

Government to continue letting builders of one-off houses opt out of professional checks

A special exemption was brought in for one-off homes in 2015 so that the owners would not have to pay the professional certification fees
  • Michael Brennanand
  • Killian Woods
  • June 27, 2021

Editorial: Outdoor living must not be spoiled by killjoy tactics

If this summer is to be a memorable one everybody needs to lighten up a little.
  • Business Post
  • June 6, 2021

Michael Brennan: The timing of the property tax hike is a bid to limit any political fallout

The coalition is risking a backlash in overhauling the existing tax regime as the pandemic is still hurting households and house prices are rising
  • Michael Brennan
  • June 6, 2021

Councils collected less than 1% of vacant site levies

Of more than €21.5 million owed to local authorities across the country, a mere €21,000 was paid last year
  • Sarah Taaffe-Maguireand
  • Killian Woods
  • June 6, 2021

Comment: White-water rafting project was a valid idea with a failed sales pitch

Dublin City Council had a chance to paint a picture of an exciting new facility that could add new life to the north Docklands, instead it has offered a vague and laboured defence of its plans
  • Paddy O'Dea
  • May 26, 2021

Burke orders his own council to overturn wind farm rule

The Minister of State for Local Government is from Westmeath, where councillors had imposed a restriction on wind farms tantamount to a ban
  • Michael Brennan
  • May 16, 2021

Coalition relaxes housing density planning rules on urban sites

A housing circular said that densities of under 30 homes per hectare may be considered ‘at the periphery of large towns, particularly at the edges of towns in a rural context‘
  • Michael Brennan
  • May 2, 2021

Firm offers to install public toilets in Dublin city centre for free

Healthmatic aims to get its money back over 15 years by charging the public to use the facilities and renting out the attached coffee shops
  • Emmet Ryan
  • May 2, 2021

Cian O’Callaghan: State’s over-reliance on leasing to address social housing crisis is dangerous

Locking local authorities into long-term leasing arrangements benefits investors but makes little sense for the government
  • Cian O'Callaghan
  • April 30, 2021

Dublin in a rare auld bind

A lack of public toilets and rubbish bins make it difficult for young people to socialise ‘responsibly’ by the canals. The council should provide basic facilities before it criticises the city’s citizens
  • Emmet Ryan
  • April 26, 2021

Kildare council rapped for lack of accurate property register

Auditor warns bad record keeping is showing discrepancies in the value of the local authority’s €2.8 billion fixed assets
  • Barry J Whyte
  • March 1, 2021

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