Housing McVerry Trust will be compelled to appear for questioning if it declines another invite, says housing committee chairEmbattled charity and Department of Housing have been asked to face questions from the committee once more after declining previous invitations
Dublin ‘Brave political leadership’ needed to create Dublin mayor office, says Jim GavinChair of Dublin’s Citizens’ Assembly questioned if local authorities are effective enough to run a capital city
Politics Fingal boss warns directly elected Dublin Mayor would complicate political relations AnnMarie Farrelly warns government would need to cede responsibility to local government for directly-elected mayor to work
Housing Demand for housing outstrips number of homes being built, Dáil committee toldOireachtas Housing Committee is examining issues around infrastructure provision and residential developments, amid Ireland’s housing crisis
Planning Land speculation tax could cause property market ‘hiatus’ - property sectorIrish Institutional Property has also warned the government’s new rules on for zoned housing land will not reduce home prices
Planning State to be advised to apply anti-land speculation tax to all sitesIrish Planning Institute’s meeting with housing committee comes amid pushback from the property industry against changes to the Land Value Sharing tax
Housing Global failure of off-site homebuilding firms will spook Irish investment, industry group warnsIn the past month, two major firms involved in off-site residential construction have announced plans to close down operations in the UK and the US
Capacity for 36,000 homes on state-owned lands in Dublin A new analysis shows that the Irish state owns 182 hectares of zoned residential land in Dublin city alone