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Soc Dems publish plan to strengthen renters’ rights

The Social Democrats today published their 10-point plan to make life better for renters in Ireland. The Renters’ Charter was launched by Rory Hearne, the Social Democrats candidate in Dublin North-West, and Róisín Shortall, the party’s finance spokesperson. The charter commits to building 25,000 affordable rental homes over a five-year period, with average rents in […]

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Eoghan Murphy trashing Fine Gael’s housing record is damning

A vote for Fine Gael is a vote for the architects of the housing disaster Former Fine Gael Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy’s confession that Fine Gael chose not to prioritise the housing disaster is a damning indictment of their shameful record on housing, according to Social Democrats deputy leader Cian O’Callaghan. “In an interview in […]

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Revised targets come too late for a generation locked out of housing

Revising housing targets on your way out the door is of little use to people struggling to put a roof over their head, according to Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan. Deputy O’Callaghan, who is the party’s spokesperson on housing, said: “We have known for some time that the Government’s Housing for All targets were not […]

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More people homeless now than at any point in history of the State

In what could be this Government’s final monthly homelessness report, they have again surpassed another grim record, according to Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan. Deputy O’Callaghan, who is the party’s spokesperson on housing, said: “When this Government was formed in June 2020, there were 8,699 people in homeless emergency accommodation, 2,653 of them children. “There […]

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Voters deserve more than gaslighting from the Housing Minister

 Government has no hope of delivering 40,000 homes by the end of the year  The Housing Minister’s continued insistence that the Government will deliver 40,000 homes this year is at odds with all of the facts and independent analysis, according to Social Democrats Housing Spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan. “According to the CSO, housing completions in the […]

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Just 7% of new apartments being sold to individuals and families

A report published by the Department of Finance highlights the extent to which investment funds are hoovering up new apartments, according to Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan. Deputy O’Callaghan, who is the party’s housing spokesperson, said: “Last year, just 846 apartments were purchased by individuals and families, while 6,203 were bought up by investment funds […]

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Affordable housing delivery continues at a glacial pace in first half of 2024

Today’s release of affordable housing completions shows that this Government is incapable of meeting its targets – targets that were not nearly ambitious enough in the first place, according to Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan. Deputy O’Callaghan, who is the party’s housing spokesperson, said: “Just 166 affordable purchase homes have been delivered in the first […]

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Government’s tokenistic stamp duty increase gives investment funds the green light to bulk buy homes

A derisory 5 per cent increase in stamp duty on bulk purchases will continue to facilitate investment funds snapping up homes at the expense of first-time buyers, according to Social Democrats housing spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan. “Budget 2025 was a golden opportunity to begin the radical change that is needed to fix the housing crisis. Instead, […]

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