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Land Development Agency
The Irish Times view on housing policy: a welcome change of tone
It will only be effective if it acts quickly and decisively and accepts the associated risk
Plan to save Digital Hub by bringing it under control of council published
DHDA is to transfer its lands in Dublin’s Liberties to Land Development Agency for housing
Land Development Agency claims it should not be hit with derelict site levy
Dublin City Council argued levy of €42,000 per year would have to be paid
Site with potential for 1,000 homes handed over by IDA to Land Development Agency
Greenfield site of 41 hectares had historically been earmarked for use by companies coming into Ireland
Plans for close to 1,000 homes in south Dublin given go ahead
Planning permission given for 934 homes on site of former Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum
Government initiatives welcome, but significant supply-demand imbalance in housing remains
Land Development Agency and Approved Housing Bodies now playing central role in the market for land
Site of former Baggot Street hospital ‘unviable’ for delivery of affordable homes
Former hospital on the market for €5.5m, assessed by Land Development Agency
More than 50% of assessed not-for-profit housing bodies ‘non-compliant’ with rules
Watchdog report notes need for action in governance and risk, finance, property and tenant management
Some local families missing out on affordable Kildare housing scheme due to loan cap
Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme is capped at €360,000, €5,000 less than the price of the three-bedroom homes at Barracksfield West in Naas
Applications open for 229 Land Development Agency cost-rental apartments in Dublin
Cooper Square is part of Seven Mills, a new town being developed in Dublin 22
Labour Party leader calls on governments to set out timeline for Irish unity referendums
Ivana Bacik says election of Catherine Connolly as President brought together Irish left and her party is willing to work to align policies
Will the Government’s latest plan to fix the housing crisis work? Experts have their say
Newest proposal to ease one of the nation’s biggest problems is ‘evolution, not revolution’
Digital Hub Development Agency facing residential land tax bill of €575,000
Charge on properties at agency’s campus in Dublin’s Liberties is in addition to €1.6m vacant site levy for warehouse
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