New figures show there are 2,600 vacant local authority units across the country as the housing crisis continues.
The figures were obtained by Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Environment and Local Government Barry Cowen, through a series of Freedom of Information requests to each local authority.
Ministers are to examine further measures to ease the housing crisis following a meeting of the Cabinet sub-committee on social affairs today.
One of the measures being considered is a greater role for NAMA in the construction of houses.
The Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation is a not for profit organisation which aims to facilitate independent mortgage/debt resolution between lenders/creditors and mortgage holders.
The RTB was established in 2004 on foot of the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA). The RTB is an agency of Government with statutory powers. The central role of the RTB is to support the rental housing market and to resolve cheaply and speedily disputes between landlords and tenants, affording protection to both parties without having to resort to the Courts.
The volume of output in building and construction increased by 5.5% in the second quarter of 2015 when compared with the preceding period.
This reflects increases of 25.6%, 14.6% and 3.1% respectively in the volume of civil engineering, residential building and non-residential building work*. The change in the value of production for all building and construction was +3.9%.
LATEST DATA FROM PRTB QUARTERLY RENT INDEX
PRIVATE SECTOR RENTS IN IRELAND ROSE 6.9% FROM Q1, 2014, TO Q1, 2015
RENT FOR HOUSES UP 6.5% & APARTMENT RENTS UP 7.8%
APARTMENT RENTS IN DUBLIN UP 10.8% IN THE YEAR
Minister Alan Kelly, has today published a national strategy to reduce exposure to lead in drinking water.
The Minister said: “The Government this morning approved a National Strategy to reduce exposure to lead in drinking water. The Strategy was prepared by my Department in consultation with the Department of Health, Irish Water, the HSE and the EPA, in order to map the scale of the problem and identify measures to mitigate any risks to human health posed by lead in drinking water.
Residential Mortgage Arrears and Repossessions Statistics: Q1 2015
The number of mortgage accounts for principal dwelling houses (PDH) in arrears continued to fall in Q1 2015 marking seven consecutive quarters of decline. A total of 104,693 (13.8 per cent) of accounts were in arrears at end-Q1, a decline of 5.1 per cent relative to Q4.
In the month of April residential property prices rose by 0.6% nationwide. Residential property prices remained up 15.8% on an annual basis.
In Dublin residential property prices rose by 1.0% in April. Dublin residential property prices were 20.2% higher than in April 2014.
Kelly's commitment to tackle rising rents welcomed
Focus Ireland has welcomed the commitment by Minister of Environment Alan Kelly to take action on the issue of rising rents.
837,000 households register for water charges.
Just over half of the total number of households expected to be customers of Irish Water have now registered with the utility.
Irish Water says 837,000 households have registered for water charges.
95% compliance rate for Local Property Tax in 2014
More than €450m was collected through the Local Property Tax last year, according to the Revenue Commissioners, with 95% of liable households paying the charge.
Grafton's revenues up 9.5% on improving Irish and UK economies.
Builders merchanting, manufacturing and DIY group Grafton has reported a 9.5% rise in revenue for last year.
Revenue for the year to the end of December rose to £2.08 billion from £1.9 billion the same time the previous year.
Home building up in Dublin city for first time since crash . Last year 812 homes were constructed in the city, the highest number since 2010
The number of homes built in Dublin city rose last year for the first time in eight years, according the latest figures from the Department of the Environment. The number of houses and apartments that were completed, the number on which construction started and the number of homes for which planning permission was granted by Dublin City Council are all at their highest levels since the boom.
PRTB rent Index Quarter 3 2014
Data for quarter 3, 2014 show that although rents continue to increase, the rate of growth moderated in the third quarter.
Based on the sub-indices it is evident that this moderation is a reflection of trends in the Dublin rental market, with the pace of increase in the rental markets outside Dublin being stronger in quarter 3 when compared with quarter 2, 2014.