Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing, Planning and Local Government Barry Cowen TD says delivering on housing remains the key challenge facing this Government. The Budget, which was negotiated with Fianna Fáil as part of the Confidence and Supply Arrangement, saw an additional €500m capital increase in housing, an extra €148m for the Housing Assistance Payment […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing, Planning and Local Government Barry Cowen TD has called on the Government to extend the deadline for appealing their valuation on property. The Valuation Appeals Tribunal website has been down for a number of days due to a suspected malware attack. Rate payers in Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Longford, Offaly, […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing Barry Cowen TD says a new Bill being put forward by his party in the Dáil will help refurbish thousands of vacant units in older and commercial buildings in cities and town centres. The ‘Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill 2017’ establishes a special planning and building control approval process in each […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing Barry Cowen TD says new figures he has obtained from NAMA show the extent of hoarding of residential land which is greatly exacerbating the housing crisis. Deputy Cowen revealed today that NAMA has sold land since 2011 which is zoned residential and has the capacity for over 50,000 new houses […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Housing Barry Cowen TD says a new Bill introduced by his party in the Dáil will help refurbish thousands of vacant units in older and commercial buildings in cities and town centres. The ‘Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill 2017’ establishes a special planning and building control approval process in each planning authority. […]
Fianna Fáil TD for Offaly Barry Cowen TD has welcomed the confirmation that two schools in Edenderry are set to be allowed to operate on a co-ed basis. Deputy Cowen made the comments after the Minister for Education Richard Bruton wrote to him to confirm that St Mary’s Primary School and Scoil Muire Banrion, Edenddery […]
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