Latest News – Housing

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing, Planning and Local Government Darragh O’Brien has revealed that average Housing Assistance Payment rent levels will be…

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing, Planning and Local Government Darragh O’Brien has criticised the government following news that the number of homeless…

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance, Michael McGrath, has said the Government needs to realise that a house building boom is not the…

Fianna Fáil TD for Sligo-Leitrim, Eamon Scanlon, says the government has abandoned first time buyers in the north west region. Deputy Scanlon…

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Justice and Equality, Deputy Jim O’Callaghan has criticised the Government’s failure to address the length of time people…

Fianna Fáil TD for Sligo-Leitrim, Eamon Scanlon, has called on Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy to swiftly publish a report on the future…

Fianna Fáil TD for Wicklow, Pat Casey, will debate a Fianna Fáil Bill to tackle overcrowding in rental accommodation at second stage…

Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West Aindrias Moynihan has called on the Minister for Housing to clarify if projects approved under…

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing, Planning and Local Government Darragh O’Brien has stated home ownership is under threat due to the continued rental…

“Consistent Housing Ministers, including the current Fine Gael Minister, have failed to deal with housing in this country, and the latest stats…

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing, Planning and Local Government Darragh O’Brien has revealed that just 3% of eligible properties have applied for planning…

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing, Darragh O’Brien has today introduced a bill to prevent so called Cuckoo funds from buying up entire developments that…

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Justice Jim O’ Callaghan has said that asylum seekers should not be exposed to long term stays in emergency accommodation as…

Fianna Fáil TD for Kildare-North, Frank O’Rourke, has introduced a Bill to prevent families from entering homelessness. The Fianna Fáil Housing (Homeless…

Fianna Fáil Senator Jennifer Murnane O’Connor has introduced a bill to halve waiting times for social housing applicants. The purpose of the…

Fianna Fáil Senator, and Bye Election candidate, Lorraine Clifford-Lee has raised the urgent need for more créche facilities to be developed in North County…

Fianna Fáil Senator Catherine Ardagh has called for clarity as to when the Department of Housing were made aware of allegations that…

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing and local TD, Darragh O’Brien has welcomed a recent meeting with the USI to discuss strengthening student’s tenancy rights. The…

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing and local TD, Darragh O’Brien has said the Government’s Pyrite Remediation Scheme is leaving homeowners behind and more needs to be done…

Fianna Fáil Bye Election candidate for Cork North Central Cllr. Padraig O’Sullivan has slammed Cork County Council’s decision to increase the Local…

Fianna Fáil Housing Spokesperson Darragh O’Brien has criticised Minister Eoghan Murphy for back tracking on promises to slash red tape for local…

Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Housing, Darragh O’Brien TD, has called on Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy to swiftly publish a report on the…

Fianna Fáil General Election candidate for Clare Cllr. Cathal Crowe has welcomed a Fianna Fáil Bill which would empower local authorities to…

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing and TD for Dublin-Fingal, Darragh O’Brien, has published a Bill which would empower local authorities to earmark…

Fianna Fáil TD for Tipperary Jackie Cahill has called on the Environment Minister to clarify whether homeowners who signed up to the…

Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has called on the Environment Minister to clarify whether homeowners who signed…

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Justice, Deputy Jim O’Callaghan has proposed a deposit secure scheme to protect tenants from fraudulent lettings. Deputy O’Callaghan…

Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East, Anne Rabbitte, says that a lack of affordable housing in Galway is limiting the opportunities for…

Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin Mid-West John Curran has highlighted the fact that only 18 homes have been delivered and tenanted in…

Fianna Fáil Senator Catherine Ardagh has said community engagement should be to the fore as the old Player Wills factory, Bailey Gibson…

Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Housing, Darragh O’Brien TD, has highlighted the difficulty faced by those with disabilities, who often spend longer on…

Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal, Charlie McConalogue, has called on the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to give a definitive…