Housing activity has fallen to its lowest level in almost a decade

The Housing Minister moved to distance himself and his department from the ‘Moving in with Family’ video after it was pilloried online last month,

It was reported in March that plans were under way to introduce charges for excess water use.

Since 2020, councils are entitled to impose a derelict sites levy of up to seven per cent, and unpaid fines accrue interest at a rate of 1.25 per cent per month.

Despite Taoiseach Micheál Martin previously defending it, the Department of Housing has deleted a video giving tips to young people on moving back in with their parents, after opposition parties called it ‘demeaning’ and ‘out of touch’.

The Government has been accused of a ‘two-fingered salute’ to an entire generation after it shared advice to adults moving in with their parents.

The video features two young people offering tips such as setting house rules, paying rent, doing chores, and managing potential conflicts while living at home.

The six-page document – which the Department of Housing only released following an appeal under FOI laws – said that single adults exiting international protection accommodation were now the “main reason” for new presentations for emergency housing in Dublin.

James Browne said the ‘final touches’ were being put on the plan.

The Department of Housing’s figures for August were published on Friday.

Department of Housing figures published on Friday showed the number of people using emergency accommodation rose to 15,915 last month.

The Housing Agency argued that their new chief executive, Martin Whelan, should start at €184,852 per year, the fourth and final point on the agreed salary scale.

Opposition parties came out on Friday afternoon to criticise the government’s record on homelessness.

Department of Housing figures indicate that the total number of housing commencements to date for this year was 6,325 as compared to 34,581 by June of last year.

That is less than half of the notices issued in the last comparable year, 2023.

The Cabinet signed off on new guidelines for apartment building brought by Minister James Browne on Tuesday.

Homelessness has reached another record high with the data showing 15,747 people now in emergency accommodation.

Simon Harris said that further housing proposals will be brought to Cabinet next week.

A small landlord can end tenancies via a ‘no-fault eviction’ in limited circumstances, such as economic hardship or to move a family member in.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said these were the ‘strongest set of rent protection measures we’ve ever had in the history of the state’.

The latest data shows that 10,805 adults and 4,775 children were accessing emergency accommodation during the last full week of April.

The Electoral Commission said it was ‘deeply concerned’ about legacy accuracy issues in registers maintained by local authorities across the country.

There were 18 more adults and 22 more children homeless in March than in February, according to official figures.

There is at least one Airbnb for every 10 private rental sector properties in 38 out of 166 local electoral areas.

'Reforms remain necessary for housing delivery to ramp up, which is even more important as uncertainty due to tariffs slows Irish economic growth this year'

Homelessness numbers hit a record high of 15,286 in January 2025

Structural racism in Irish society is a barrier to progress on the rights of Travellers, a human rights commissioner said.

Exemptions are being considered which would exempt free-standing modular or cabin-style homes from planning permission.

A total of 14,864 were recorded as homeless last month, a drop of some 335 compared with the previous month.

The Irish Homeless Policy Group said 10 key actions are required in any programme for government.

The latest homeless figures show there is over 14,000 people in emergency accommodation, with over 4,000 of them children.

The breakingnews.ie housing tracker provides a regularly updated overview of property prices, rents and new home construction

Data shows that 10,067 adults and 4,419 children were accessing emergency accommodation during the last week of August.

Roderic O’Gorman said that asylum seekers have no entitlement to housing supports or homeless accommodation.

The number of homeless people in Ireland exceeds the capacity of Hill 16 in Croke Park

Simon Harris said the department could bring together work on delivering capital projects that is currently spread across government.

The ESRI has estimated the number homes needed based on projected population growth at local authority-level

The number of homeless children also hit the highest number ever recorded at 4,206

It comes after a Housing Commission report was critical of the government’s housing policy.

Most of the significant overspend related to emergency accommodation in the form of B&Bs, primarily concentrated in Dublin.

The Commission said that Ireland has an opportunity to change policy to improve the lives of citizens.

Simon Harris said the boost of supply has not yet had an impact on housing affordability as they were still catching up with demand.

Charities criticised the ‘shockingly normal’ increase in the monthly homeless figures.