News & Events

Essay Prize Announcement 2022
Posted:  Categories: News

The Housing Agency is delighted to announce the winner of the 2022 Housing Agency Essay Prize competition. This prize is awarded to the most original student essay submitted for assessment as part of the Institute of Public Administration’s Professional Diploma in Housing Studies. This year’s winner is:

Holly Morrin for her essay ‘An Exploration of the Practicalities in Defining Potential Sub-County Housing Need and Demand Assessment Geographies for Ireland’.

READ MORE
Minister O'Brien marks The Housing Agency's 10 Year Anniversary
Posted:  Categories: 

Minister Darragh O'Brien TD marks The Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency (The Housing Agency's) 10 Year Anniversary

A chairde,

I would like to congratulate the Housing Agency on reaching its milestone 10th anniversary. 

READ MORE
Housing Conference 2022
Posted:  Categories: News

One of the major challenges facing the Irish housing sector is ensuring sustainability. This includes sustainability of our housing finance models, sustainable communities and environmental sustainability.

Delivered in a hybrid format, The Housing Agency's Annual Conference 2022 explored these challenges in the November Housing Conference. This half-day event featured international and Irish expert input, followed by questions and discussion.

READ MORE
"Live in a bank, church or shop. It’s one solution to the housing crisis" - Housing Unlocked profiled in The Irish Times
Posted:  Categories: News

"Live in a bank, church or shop. It’s one solution to the housing crisis" - Housing Unlocked profiled in The Irish Times 

READ MORE
Outreach Events for Stakeholders in Multi-Unit Developments
Posted:  Categories: News, Events
If you are a volunteer director in an owner's management company (OMC) for a multi-unit development, The Housing Agency is holding evening information meetings to help you understand your roles and responsibilities and resources available to you.
READ MORE
Housing Agency speaks to NAHRO conference about Covid-19 and housing in Ireland
Posted:  Categories: News

The Housing Agency were asked to speak at the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials' (NAHRO) conference in September 2022. To discuss the topic of the impact of Covid-19 on housing in Ireland, we prepared a video. 

READ MORE
The Housing Agency welcomes Budget measures which will “increase housing delivery, improve affordability and support the most vulnerable”
Posted:  Categories: News

PRESS RELEASE 

Wednesday, 28th September 2022 

The Housing Agency welcomes Budget measures which will “increase housing delivery, improve affordability and support the most vulnerable” 

READ MORE
Tenant Engagement Workshop for housing professionals, 29 September
Posted:  Categories: News, Events

To register your interest in attending the next Tenant Engagement Workshop please complete your information at the following link - register your interest.

READ MORE
Webinar: An Introduction to the SEAI Electric Vehicle Apartment Charger Grant Scheme
Posted:  Categories: News, Events

The Housing Agency in collaboration with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) presents a webinar introducing the SEAI’s new Electric Vehicle Apartment Charger Grant Scheme.

This event will be of interest to a wide audience- owners’ management companies, residents, property management professionals, and other stakeholders in the multi-unit developments sector. 

READ MORE
Policy Insights Series Issue 2- Developing a Tenant Engagement Culture and Structure: The Case of Circle VHA
Posted:  Categories: News

The Housing Agency Housing Insight Series aims to disseminate good practice in housing and innovative solutions among housing practitioners in Ireland. Issues are published quarterly and provide a case study of effective, practical implementation of a piece of housing policy or practice. The resulting short paper is intended to provide a knowledge base and provide ideas to others in the sector, building the overall capacity of the sector. The Housing Agency sources case-studies from our staff, The Housing Agency panels, housing practitioners and stakeholders.

READ MORE