Publications

We have carried out research on a wide range of different aspects of housing. This includes housing for specific groups (travellers, older people and people with a disability), housing tenure (private rented, social and owner occupied) and housing market (supply, demand, place, design). The Housing Agency also carries out an annual survey on tackling the issue of unfinished housing developments.

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Rent Stability in the Private Rented Sector: Final Report
Posted:  Research area: Private Rented Sector
This report, commissioned by the Housing Agency, examines the potential for rent regulation in the Irish context. This is the first of two reports on the private rented sector which considers short-term and medium to long term options to address the recent escalation in rents.
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Future of the Private Rented Sector: Final Report
Posted:  Research area: Private Rented Sector
This report, commissioned by the Housing Agency, provides an assessment of the future of the private rented sector and is the second of two reports which set out to explore the policy options required to ensure a sustainable private rented sector into the future.
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Housing Agency Annual Report 2014
Posted:  Research area: 
This is the Housing Agency’s Year Annual Report outlining the Agency’s activities and financial performance in the period.
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Unfinished Housing Developments: Progress Report 2013
Posted:  Research area: Supply
This annual publication charts progress and the results of a survey on tackling the issue of unfinished housing developments. The Housing Agency and the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government supports local authorities in their work in resolving these issues.
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Review of the Housing Grants for Older People and People with a Disability
Posted:  Research area: Housing For Older People, Housing for People with a Disability
This report presents the findings of a Review Group which was convened by the Housing Agency to examine the Older Persons and Disability Grant Schemes for Private Houses and makes recommendations as to how the Grants can become more focused and targeted to those most in need.
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Summary of Social Housing Assessments 2013
Posted:  Research area: Social Housing, Demand
The Housing Agency periodically carries out an assessment of households qualified for social housing support. The Summary of Social Housing Assessments brings together information provided by local authorities on households 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.
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Housing Agency Annual Report 2013
Posted:  Research area: 
This is the Housing Agency’s Year Annual Report outlining the Agency’s activities and financial performance in the period.
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Unfinished Housing Developments: 2012 National Housing Survey
Posted:  Research area: Supply
This annual publication charts progress and the results of a survey on tackling the issue of unfinished housing developments. The Housing Agency and the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government supports local authorities in their work in resolving these issues.
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Unfinished Housing Developments: Progress Report 2012
Posted:  Research area: Supply
This annual publication charts progress and the results of a survey on tackling the issue of unfinished housing developments. The Housing Agency and the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government supports local authorities in their work in resolving these issues.
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Review of Part V of the Planning & Development Act 2000 and Request for Consultation
Posted:  Research area: Place
The Housing Agency commissioned this review, which measured the outputs from the Part V process, examined the impact and effectiveness of Part V and carried out a financial analysis to assess the economic efficiency of the mechanism over the previous decade.
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