October
- The Guide to the Planning and Development Bill 2023 was published.
- The Homeless Report for August 2023 was published, and found that 12,691 people were accessing emergency accommodation during the week of 21-27 August
- The 2024 Budget Expenditure Report was published and included key housing related expenditures such as funding for the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the provision of new affordable housing and cost rental homes.
- Monthly Commencement Data for September 2023 were published and shows commencement notices for 2,607 new homes were received by Building Control Authorities in September 2023.
- Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant Statistics were published for Q3 and indicated there were 4,640 applications received to 30 September with 21 grants issued.
November
- The Homeless Report for September 2023 was published and found that 12,827 people were accessing emergency accommodation during the week of 18-24 September 2023.
- The Planning and Development Bill 2023 was published, after Oireachtas scrutiny and stakeholder engagement.
- The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, welcomed the launch of new housing projects under the social housing Public Private Partnership (PPP) Programme which will deliver almost 650 new social homes.
- Monthly Commencement Data for October 2023 were published and shows commencement notices for 2,624 new homes were received by Building Control Authorities in October 2023.
- The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD announced the approval of another proposal under the Croí Cónaithe Cities Scheme, for the development of 274 apartments in Blackrock Villas, Cork.
December
- The Homeless Report for October 2023 was published and found that 13,179 people were accessing emergency accommodation during the week of 23-19 October 2023.
- The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage published their report on the regulatory impact analysis of the Planning and Development Bill
Publications:
Housing Affordability for Private Household Buyers in Ireland – 6th October 2023 – Houses of the Oireachtas, Parliamentary Budget Office
AHB Unencumbered Units Working Group Report– 19th October 2023 – DHLGH
Locked Out of the Market, September 2023– 25th October 2023– Simon Communities of Ireland
Urban vacancy in Ireland: Addressing recent responses and opportunities (tcd.ie) – TCD & Dublin City Council
Irish Council for Social Housing Tenant Satisfaction Survey 2023 – 28th November 2023 – ICSH
Is Ireland Thriving? Answers from International Assessments –– October 2023 – NESC
