Sinn Féin’s Alternative Budget Is A Disaster
Fianna Fáil Senator and spokesperson on Housing, Mary Fitzpatrick, has said Sinn Féin’s Alternative Budget is devastating news for anyone trying to buy their own home. The Senator in Dublin Central said she found it astonishing that their plans include doubling the stamp duty on the purchase of new homes and the scrapping of the […]
Fuel Allowance
Fuel Allowance is a payment to help with the cost of heating your home during the winter months. You can get it if you are aged 70 or over, or getting long-term social welfare payments. It is available from 25 September. The current rate of payment is €33 every week from 25 September 2023 until 5 […]
Connaught Street
Dublin City Council and Focus Ireland with funding from government have delivered 20 new homes on Connaught Street, Dublin 7. The conversion of the Connaught Street location from an abandoned tire site into an essential apartment has provided A rated homes for over 20 families and individuals with access to essential facilities and services on […]
Housing Progress
Housing For All, the biggest housing plan in the history of the state, continues to make significant progress in the first six months of 2023. New figures from the CSO show that 7,353 homes were completed in Q2 2023 and a record of 14,017 homes were completed in first six months of 2023, an increase […]
First Home Scheme
A decade of housing undersupply, the pandemic, the war in Europe and raw material supply shortages has resulted in double digit construction inflation driving-up house prices. To financially help first time buyers and those making a fresh start buy a new home, Government introduced the First Home Scheme to help pay up to 30% of the cost. The First Home Scheme aims […]
First Home Scheme
A decade of housing undersupply, the pandemic, the war in Europe and raw material supply shortages has resulted in double digit construction inflation driving-up house prices. To financially help first time buyers and those making a fresh start buy a new home, Government introduced the First Home Scheme to help pay up to 30% of the cost. The First Home Scheme aims […]
Magdalene Laundry, Sean McDermott Street
Mary welcomes government commitment to create a National Centre for Research and remembrance at the former Magdalene Laundry site on Sean McDermott Street, Dublin 1. Survivors of the Magdalene Laundry must be consulted on any plans for the site and it is important that the site site is reimagined, renovated and restored in a way […]
Cost Rental Income Threshold Increase
Government has increased the income thresholds for cost rental housing to €66,000 in Dublin and €59,000 in the rest of the State, after tax, from the 1st of August. Cost rental housing is available to those on middle incomes. It is intended for persons who are above the eligibility limit for social housing yet find it […]
Lead pipe replacement
Supports are available to remove lead pipes from your home. The Domestic Lead Remediation Grant Scheme provides funding for 100% of the approved cost of works to replace lead pipes, up to €5,000. To determine if your house contains lead pipes, you can inspect the pipe connecting the water main to your kitchen tap. Locate […]
First Time Buyers Webinar
Housing is one of our biggest personal expenses. A decade of under-supply, war in Ukraine, and raw material shortages have led to double-digit construction inflation and driven up housing prices. However, the government has introduced several supports that can allow first-time buyers to avail of up to €100,000 towards the price of their new home. […]