10 h. ago Local TD slams Government failure to resource Galway's local authorities for housing

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM A local TD has slammed the Government for failing to properly resource Galway’s local authorities for housing. This comes as new stats reveal just 32 of the 68 empty social homes in the city will be filled this year And only 35 of the 171 vacant homes […] The post Local TD slams Government failure to resource Galway's local authorities for housing appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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38 h. ago Galway County Council announces development of additional 44 affordable homes

Galway County Council has announced plans to deliver 44 new affordable homes in Athenry, after the Local Authority this week signed contracts with Studio PKA (Paul Keogh Architects) for the design of the two housing schemes. The affordable units are proposed under the Government’s ‘Housing for All’ programme and include 28 homes at Raheen and […] The post Galway County Council announces development of additional 44 affordable homes appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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61 h. ago Ten legal actions initiated against landlords after private rentals inspected by local authorities

Over 80,000 private rental accommodations were inspected by local authorities last year, resulting in ten legal actions initiated against landlords for compliance failures.

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61 h. ago Ten legal actions initiated against landlords as thousands found in breach of standards

Over 80,000 private rental accommodations were inspected by local authorities last year, resulting in ten legal actions initiated against landlords for compliance failures.

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6 d. ago Hundreds of thousands of inaccurate entries on electoral register, report finds

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

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6 d. ago Electoral Commission: 'Hundreds of thousands' of names on electoral registers that shouldn't be

11 local authorities in Ireland have more people listed on their registers than the estimated eligible population for their areas.

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6 d. ago Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics released

Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics released - October to December 2024  Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

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7 d. ago Galway local authorities to receive extra €100,000 for electoral register improvements

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Galway’s local authorities are to receive an extra €100,000 for electoral register improvements. It’s in addition to the €100,000 announced earlier this week to allow for the hiring of two more staff members. The national funding of 3 million euro is to enable county and city councils […] The post Galway local authorities to receive extra €100,000 for electoral register improvements appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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7 d. ago Galway's local authorities open to selling Galway Airport site

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Galway’s local authorities are open to selling the former Galway Airport site which they jointly purchased over 10 years ago The City and County Councils are now inviting proposals for the economic development of the extensive Carnmore site It fronts onto three roads and includes two existing […] The post Galway's local authorities open to selling Galway Airport site appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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7 d. ago What will the Housing Activation Office – and possible chief executive Brendan McDonagh – do?

‘Great unblocker’ intended to speed up housing by bringing in local authorities, developers and utilities

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9 d. ago Galway County Council announces 44 new affordable homes for Athenry

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Galway County Council has announced plans to deliver 44 new affordable homes in Athenry. The affordable units are proposed under the Government’s ‘Housing for All’ programme. The Local Authority has today signed contracts with Studio PKA, Paul Keogh Architects, for the design of the two housing schemes. […] The post Galway County Council announces 44 new affordable homes for Athenry appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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1 week ago Current housing output means targets for 2025 unlikely to be met, chief economist says

'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'

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2 w. ago Government missed its target of social housing by about 18% (or 2,345 homes) last year

The government met its target for affordable housing but its social housing delivery fell short.

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2 w. ago Minister says local authorities need to step up as government misses social housing target

The government met its target for affordable housing but its social housing delivery fell short.

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2 w. ago Towns in Donegal to benefit from new Tidy Towns insurance agreement

Tidy Towns committees in Donegal will benefit from a new nationwide insurance agreement agreed to by Government and local authorities.… The post Towns in Donegal to benefit from new Tidy Towns insurance agreement appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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3 w. ago Taoiseach would put Irish boots on the ground in Ukraine peacekeeping force

Martin critical of some local authorities for failing to build enough – or any – social houses

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4 w. ago Minister says it's too early for housing predictions as summit told 25k homes might be delivered this year

Housing Minister James Browne said it is too early to make predictions about housing delivery targets.

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4 w. ago 'Too early' to make predictions, says Browne as summit told just 25,000 homes might be delivered

Housing Minister James Browne said there will be a ‘better sense’ halfway through the year if targets will be met.

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4 w. ago Local authorities must urgently rezone land for housing or face 'wrath' from public, says Browne

The Department said that the delivery of housing would be a particular focus of the review.

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4 w. ago Housing targets: Local authorities to be instructed to rezone more land by end of year

Making land available for home building can be done by Christmas, says Minister - ‘It’ll be up to local authorities to move with speed’

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