Niamh Towey
Housing Reporter at Irish Times
Housing Reporter @IrishTimes. Have a story? Email me niamh.towey@irishtimes(dot)com.
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1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Niamh Towey
People living in disadvantaged communities in Ireland face worse health outcomes than they previously did, new research on barriers to social inclusion has found. The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) report, commissioned by Pobal and published on Tuesday, looks at how barriers to social inclusion have changed over time and whether disadvantaged communities are particularly adversely affected. The study used data from the Pobal HP Deprivation Index and the 2016 and 2022 Censuses.
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1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Niamh Towey
There will be no major uptick in housing supply this year or next year, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) is due to tell the Oireachtas Committee on Housing on Tuesday. While the ESRI is currently forecasting just over 34,000 new homes will be built this year and 37,000 in 2026, “most of the risks weigh on the downside”, researcher Conor O’Toole will say in his opening statement to the committee.
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1 week ago |
irishtimes.com | Niamh Towey
There will be no capacity for any new homes in Dublin in fewer than three years if a key wastewater project is not delivered, Uisce Éireann has said in its starkest warning yet on water constraints. The utility has been cautioning in recent weeks about the impact of water treatment constraints on housing supply after the Government changed its target to 303,000 new homes by 2030.
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2 weeks ago |
irishtimes.com | Niamh Towey
Almost 2,000 people have applied for just 20 cost-rental homes in north Dublin, with applications open for another week. There have been 1,857 applications for 20 one- and two-bedroom apartments built by approved housing body (AHB) Respond at Griffin Point in Clongriffin, Dublin 13. Applications opened on its website Respond.ie/cost-rental on Tuesday and will remain open until May 30th. Rent for the one-bedroom apartments will be €1,326 per month, while the two-bedroom units are €1,478 per month.
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2 weeks ago |
irishtimes.com | Niamh Towey
The number of new homes commenced so far this year is almost eight times lower than by this time in 2024 and is now at its lowest level since 2016, new figures show. Latest commencement data from the Department of Housing shows 3,945 notices to commence work on new homes have been lodged so far this year. This compares to 30,689 for the same period last year. The number of commencement notices lodged between January and April has not fallen below 5,480 since 2016.
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