Adds new residency rules for social housing, creates a way to appeal some housing decisions, and tightens how homeless services can be granted or withdrawn. It also updates rent dispute rules, boosts fines for certain rental offences, and gives the Residential Tenancies Board more tools to enforce tenancy laws.
Changes household waste collection so local authorities award exclusive collection rights through competition, rather than letting providers compete freely. It also allows charge waivers for people in hardship and lets councils require landlords to ensure tenants have proper waste collection, aiming for fairer and more reliable service.
Creates a “social housing passport” so people on a council housing waiting list, or already getting social housing support, can move their place in the system to another local authority when they relocate. It matters because it could make it easier to take up work, education, medical care, or escape domestic violence without losing housing progress.
Labour’s Bill seeks to overhaul Ireland’s waste system by letting local authorities appoint a single collection operator, requiring landlord contracts and service coverage, while the Government opposes Second Stage.
Swords’ rapid housing growth is being outpaced by transport, wastewater and community infrastructure, with calls for stronger co-ordination, while Government says major projects and funding are already under way to support sustainable development.
Updates planning rules to help move to 10-year development plans, speed up court challenges and major infrastructure projects, and allow some apartment permissions to be adjusted more easily. It also raises the Housing Finance Agency’s borrowing limit to €15 billion, helping fund housing delivery and related development.
Requires sellers to prepare and advertise a legal information pack with a property listing, giving buyers key details upfront. It aims to make home sales faster, cheaper and more certain by cutting delays, reducing failed sales and helping people make informed offers.
Senator Byrne raises a constituent’s long wait for an SEAI warmer homes scheme survey and assistance with home insulation and upgrades.
Senator Keogan criticises the use of vacant State-owned homes in Stamullen for asylum accommodation while local families wait years for housing.
Creates a regulated way for older homeowners to sell or secure their home’s value while staying in it for life, offering cash or regular payments. It adds protections like independent advice, a cooling-off period, clear disclosure and Central Bank oversight, aiming to give a safer alternative to risky equity-release deals.
Would add a constitutional right to adequate housing and require the State to protect it as far as practicable. It matters because it would give housing stronger legal status, recognising that secure, affordable homes are essential to dignity, family life and tackling homelessness.
Makes local authority housing loans available to people who stay in the family home after a divorce or legal separation and need to borrow to buy out their former partner’s share. It helps separated couples keep one person in the home by making this financing option easier to access.
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