News & Events
News & Events
On Tuesday 17th June, The Housing Agency was asked to attend the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing along with colleagues from the LDA to discuss challenges in delivering housing.
The Housing Agency's CEO, Martin Whelan was joined by
PRESS STATEMENT Friday, 13th June 2025
Michael Carey steps down as Chairman of The Housing Agency
Michael Carey informed The Housing Agency today that he is stepping down from his role as chairman to concentrate on his business interests.
Appointed to the role in 2018, Mr Carey served as chairman during a time of rapid growth for The Agency which saw its role and functions greatly expanded.
The Agency would like to thank Mr Carey for his leadership as he steered the organisation through this period of change.
The Housing Agency has today launched its further call for apartment builders to seek funding under the €450m Croí Cónaithe (Cities) Scheme, a Government fund to deliver more apartments for first-time buyers and other owner-occupiers.
The scheme is designed with sufficient capacity to incentivise the delivery of up to 5,000 new apartments over its lifetime (subject to developer demand) in five cities – Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford - by making funding available for developments that would not otherwise be viable.
Multi-unit developments (MUDs) are estates where an owners’ management company, or OMC for short, is responsible for maintaining shared facilities such as gardens, amenity spaces, halls, corridors, and parking. These managed estates are often apartment buildings or duplexes. They can also be townhouses or stand-alone houses that share common facilities. The quality and the sustainability of the built environment enjoyed by these communities rely on well-run OMCs.
The Housing Agency is currently seeking submissions for the Repair and Leasing Scheme through an open Expression of Interest (EOI).
There are two options available for proposers –
(i) vacant residential properties, where the proposer is submitting a minimum of 5 units within a local authority area and;
(ii) conversions of vacant non-residential properties including former commercial properties and those associated with commercial properties, e.g. over the shop, which will provide a minimum of 5 units.
The 2025 Housing Practitioners' Conference took place in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Athlone, Co Westmeath on Thursday, 10th April and Friday 11th April (half day).
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne, opened the conference which involved a day and a half of expert speakers and workshops discussing best practice and policy on housing.
The theme of this year’s conference was “Momentum in Housing: Partnerships for Progress”. It involved a mix of plenary sessions and workshops.
You can view our highlights reel from the event here.
The Summary of Social Housing Assessments 2024 brings together information provided by local authorities on households in their functional area that are qualified for social housing support but whose social housing need is not currently being met. It is a point-in-time assessment of the identified need for social housing support across the country.
To meet the growing demand for housing in Ireland it is essential that in addition to building new homes, the existing stock is being used effectively. Key to this is tackling the continued presence of vacant and derelict property across the country.
When complete, Cherrywood in south Dublin will be the largest Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) in the history of the State with some 10,500 new homes accommodating a population of around 26,000 people.
As the largest undeveloped landbank in the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council (DLRCC) area, and the largest of all 11 SDZ projects in Ireland, Cherrywood SDZ presents unique challenges, particularly in coordinating significant infrastructure across multiple landowners.