Housing Minister says state are going after defective block providers
The Housing Minister says the state is using every legal avenue available to go after those responsible for defective building blocks. The government introduced a 10 per cent levy on concrete in Tuesday’s Budget to held fund the mica and pyrite remediation scheme. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar earlier this week said…
Housing Minister confirms Mica Redress will be paid this year
The Housing Minister hopes that the new Mica Redress Scheme will be rolled out by the end of the year. The new scheme was signed into law by President Michael D. Higgins at the weekend and will see homeowners be provided with grants of up to €420,000 to homeowners…
Housing Minister should be held accountable for the current accommodation crisis
On the day that a homeless and accommodation protest is taking place in Sligo, calls are being made on the local authority to hold Minister for Housing to account. Sligo Traveller Support Group staged a protest at the offices of Sligo County Council earlier this morning. Meanwhile the…
Rent cap will not prevent further hardship for tenants – Pringle
A Donegal TD is describing as ‘too little too late’ the moves by the Housing Minister to bring legislation to cabinet to cap rent increases at 2% Landlords will only be able to raise rents by the rate of inflation or a maximum of 2% whichever is lower. …
Donegal County Council to activate Severe Weather Assessment Team
Donegal County Council has activated its Severe Weather Assessment Team in response to Hurricane Lorenzo which is currently tracking its way across the Atlantic. Council officials are continuing to monitor advice from the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management and weather forecasts from Met Éireann and are preparing contingency…
Councillors tell housing minister of need for more staff
Sligo councillors have been telling a government minister this morning that a shortage of local staff is ‘a huge issue’ when it comes to providing housing in the county. Independent Councillor Michael Clarke told the Junior Minister for Housing and Urban Renewal at a meeting in Sligo that that the…
Twenty-two new homes to be built at Father O’Flanagan Terrace in Sligo
Twenty-two new homes to be built at Father O’Flanagan Terrace in Sligo will include apartments and townhouses. They will be made up of two 1-bed apartments, nine 2-bed apartments and two 3-bed apartments. There will also be nine 2-bed townhouses. The scheme will be built in a single contract in…