2024

The Irish Times 15/07/24 – The pros and cons of buying a Celtic-era apartment

The Irish Times 24/04/24 – Property Clinic: Can the management company enforce mandatory use of parking app?

The Irish Times 1/04/24 – Opinion Letter of the Day: Downsizing homes:Beware the apartment service charges

 

2023

The Irish Times 26/06/23 – Your Money: Getting stuck with previous apartment owner’s management fees

Irish Independent 21/06/23 – Apartment block fire in Blanchardstown sparks fears over lack of insurance

The Irish Times 21/06/23 – Property Clinic: Developers who own most units in our apartment scheme are ignoring our issues. What can we do?

The Irish Times 13/06/23 – Property Clinic: The owners of the derelict apartment next to us won’t pay their management fees. What can we do?

The Irish Times 12/06/23 – Interim fire safety measures urged for defective buildings

The Irish Times 12/06/23 – ‘That would floor me’: Homeowners who paid €17,000 to fix apartment defects fear exclusion from State support

DublinLive.com 30/05/23 – Blanchardstown fire ‘began on balcony’ with as many as 35 apartments affected

The Irish Times 29/05/23 – Blanchardstown fire: tenants face uncertain future as gardaí examine damage

RTÉ News 29/05/23 – Investigations under way into cause of apartment block fire in Dublin

The Irish Times 28/05/23 – Fire in Dublin apartment block brought under control

Irish Examiner 20/05/23 – Staffing amongst the chief challenges in block management

RTÉ News 28/04/23 – ‘I can’t sell my home’ – clause leaves owner in limbo

The Irish Times 26/04/23 – Property Clinic: I’m unhappy with the management company and agent of my multi-unit development. What can I do?

Irish Independent 13/04/23 – Apartment owners can’t sell to councils or housing bodies because of ‘ridiculous’ clause

The Irish Times 4/04/23 – Property Clinic: Our management company is not dealing with our concerns. What can we do?

Business Post 26/03/23 – House owners sue Victoria Homes, claiming fire safety defects

New Ross Standard 22/03/23 – Wexford property developer not guilty of failing to ensure safety of his tenants after fire destroyed apartment block

The Irish Times 20/03/23 – Ministers overruled officials who believed €1bn could be shaved from cost of apartment defects scheme

Galway Advertiser 9/03/23 – The importance of a sinking fund in an owners’ management company

The Irish Times 7/03/23 – Property Clinic: Does my apartment management company have the right to stop me drying clothes on my balcony?

Business Post 5/03/23 – Stanley subsidiary Kitara in talks with Belmayne residents over defect repairs

The Irish Times 27/02/23 – Homeowner ordered to part-compensate woman who slipped on path outside

Hangar.ie 21/02/23 – The Benefits of Recycling in Apartment Complexes and Flats in Dublin

Business Post 5/02/23 – Addressing rising costs is vital to owners’ management companies

The Irish Times 30/01/23 – Property Clinic: Can I erect a security bollard to protect my parking space?

Morning Focus, Clare FM 30/01/23 – Legal Advice Slot – Management Companies

The Irish Times 27/01/23 – Apartments company gets injunction in alleged misappropriation of funds case

Business Post 23/01/23 – Low uptake for EV chargers in apartment blocks as grant scheme runs into difficulties

RTÉ News 21/01/23 – Call for building oversight to be ‘beefed up’

The Irish Times 21/01/23 – After years of reporting on the heartache of owners of defective properties, good news at last

The Irish Times 21/01/23 – Can we compile a list of who built the crappy apartments so we might consult it when considering future buildings?

Irish Examiner 21/01/23 – Mick Clifford: State left with the bill for a problem of developers’ making

Irish Examiner 21/01/23 – Developers’ failings will cost the taxpayer, not themselves

Liveline, RTÉ Radio 1 18/01/23 – Defective Apartment Scheme

Irish Independent 19/01/23 – Explainer: how will €2.5bn scheme to fix faulty Celtic Tiger apartments work?

The Irish Times 19/01/23 – Officials flagged concerns about €2.5bn defective apartments remediation scheme

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 18/01/23 – Defective Celtic Tiger apartment redress scheme

Dublin People 18/01/23 – Dublin 15 Celtic Tiger Defective Apartments to be Addressed Under Government’s €2.5bn Scheme

BusinessPost.ie 18/01/23 – State to pay up to €2.5bn as 100% redress approved for Celtic Tiger era defective buildings

Business Post 18/01/23 – Analysis: Celtic Tiger defects scheme will cover homeowners who already paid for repairs

The Irish Sun 18/01/23 – FIX FUND Government agree BIG money redress scheme for 100k defected Celtic Tiger apartments as builders get away scot-free

Sky News 18/01/23 – Ireland launches €2.5bn scheme to repair fire safety defects in homes

Irish Independent 18/01/23 – Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says he is the owner of a defective apartment after announcement of redress scheme

Belfast Telegraph 18/01/23 – Government scheme to pay for repairs to defective Celtic Tiger-era apartments

Law Society Gazette 18/01/23 – Legislation will set up apartment-repair scheme

Irish Examiner 18/01/23 – Government scheme to pay for repairs to defective Celtic Tiger era apartments

Lunchtime Live, Newstalk.co 18/01/23 – Owners of defective apartments ‘slightly cautious’ of new Government scheme

The News at One, RTÉ Radio 1 18/01/23 – Govt approves scheme to repair defective apartments

RTÉ News 18/01/23 – Govt approves ‘fully-funded’ scheme to repair defective apartments, duplexes

The Irish Times 18/01/23 – Q&A: How will scheme to fund repairs to defective apartments work?

The Irish Times 18/01/23 – Defective apartments: State to fund repairs for as many as 100,000 Celtic Tiger-era homes under Cabinet plans

thejournal.ie 18/01/23 – Memo on supports for defective apartments to go to Cabinet today

The Irish Times 18/01/23 – Defective apartments: Up to €2.5bn to be allocated to fix Celtic Tiger buildings

RTÉ News 18/01/23 – Approval sought for €2.5bn scheme to repair apartments

Irish Independent 18/01/23 – Redress funds for apartment repairs will be paid to management companies, not property owners

TodayFM .com 18/01/23 – New Scheme To Repair Celtic Tiger Apartment Defects Could Cost €2.5 billion

The Irish Times 17/01/23 – Property Clinic: Is it worth downsizing if I will have to pay endless apartment management fees?

Irish Independent 16/01/23 – Cabinet to sign off on multi-billion euro redress scheme for defective apartments

The Irish Times 12/01/23 – Repaired apartments covered by defective funding scheme set to go to cabinet this month

Irish Mirror 08/01/23 – Two-thirds of apartments and duplex homes built in Ireland over three decades have defects

2022

The Irish Times 27/12/22 – 100% redress for construction defects in Celtic Tiger homes to be proposed

The Irish Times 16/12/22 – Fire safety defects detected in up to 500 Dublin apartments

The Irish Times 15/12/22 – Extent of fire safety defects in Herberton scheme yet to be uncovered

RTÉ News 15/12/22 – O’Brien to bring Cabinet memo on defective apartments

The Irish Times 14/12/22 – Fire risk makes Dublin apartments offered for social housing uninhabitable, council says

Westmeath Examiner 14/12/22 – 32 owners can’t get insurance for their Lakepoint homes

The Irish Times 07/12/22 – Owners of defective apartments protest outside the Dáil

Irish Independent 07/12/22 – ‘I’m mentally scarred by it, I’d never move back’ – Residents in defective apartments want State agency to oversee repairs

Irish Independent 06/12/22 – Sinn Féin pushes for 100pc redress on defective apartments and industry levy

thejournal.ie 06/12/22 – Owners of defective apartments need 100% redress scheme funded by industry levy, says SF

The Irish Times 01/12/22 – Up to 100,000 defective Celtic Tiger-era homes may need remediation

Irish Examiner 01/12/22 – Fire safety defects uncovered in one of the State’s largest housing developments

Irish Examiner 01/12/22 – Mick Clifford: Citizens will pick up the tab for building defects

The Irish Times 25/11/22 – Court rules Carrickmines apartments can be sold despite having defects

Irish Examiner 25/11/22 – Landmark court case to establish who’s responsible for fixing defective apartments

Irish Independent 25/11/22 – ‘It’s not safe to live here, but how are we going to pay for fire safety repairs? – owners of defective apartments asked to stump up thousands of euro before end of the year

RTÉ News 25/11/22 – Pay up or risk evacuation: A €68k fire safety nightmare

RTÉ Prime Time 24/11/22 – RTÉ Investigates hears from residents of a Dublin apartment scheme asked to pay tens of thousands of euro each to fix problems with fire safety in their complex

Irish Independent 24/11/22 – Understanding apartment developments

Irish Independent 23/11/22 – Court overturns €60,000 award to bus driver who allegedly slipped on black ice in apartment complex

Irish Examiner 23/11/22 – €60k award over slip on black ice in apartment complex is overturned

The Irish Times 23/11/22 – Award of €60,000 to bus driver over alleged slip on ice overturned by appeal court

BreakingNews.ie 23/11/22 – Order granting €60,201 to man who allegedly slipped in apartment complex overturned

The Pat Kenny Show, Newstalk 22/11/22 – Do property management fees need reform?

The Irish Times 22/11/22 – Property Clinic: Our estate’s management company refuses to refund its surplus. It says it’s not obliged to

The Irish Times 15/11/22 – Property Clinic: Who is responsible for repairing mould damage after a leak in the apartment upstairs?

The Irish Times 08/11/22 – Property Clinic: What can we do about the stench in the hallway outside our apartment?

The Irish Times 02/11/22 – Property Clinic: Can I sell my apartment if there are outstanding management fees?

Irish Independent 27/10/22 – Apartment owners demand redress scheme after €68,500 bills to fix fire safety defects

RTÉ News 26/10/22 – Taoiseach promises scheme to tackle defective apartments by year end

The Irish Times 26/10/22 – Property Clinic: How do I complain about the noisy building site next to my apartment?

iProperty Radio 23/10/22 – Digitising block management and tackling the sinking fund crisis

thejournal.ie 21/10/22 – Apartment owners vote against proposal they pay €68,000 each to fix fire safety defects

Irish Examiner 19/10/22 – When the levy breaks, we all end up paying the bill

Echo.ie 14/10/22 – 250 apartment owners live with the anxiety of a €65k defects bill

Irish Independent 14/10/22 – Renovations: Ten ways to hire a Fawlty builder

The Irish Times 12/10/22 – Cost of mica and apartment defect repairs ‘will have to be met’ sometime, Minister says

Echo.ie 10/10/22 – Costs of €68k face owners of apartments to remedy defects

The Irish Times 28/09/22 – New legislation needed for defective buildings repair scheme, Minister says

RTE.ie 28/09/22 – Govt to consider financial aid for owners of defective apartments

The Irish Times 27/09/22 – Property Clinic: The lift in my apartment building has been out of order for months. Can I end my lease?

thejournal.ie 27/09/22 – 10% levy on concrete blocks to help fund mica and pyrite redress schemes

Irish Independent 23/09/22 – Fire breaches: Government must take action

The Argus 22/09/22 – Residents call for more action over anti-social behaviour in Hallidays Mills apartments

The Argus 22/09/22 – Dundalk apartment residents evacuated after fire breaks out in complex

The Last Word, Today FM 28/07/22 – New Bill Would Allow Tenants To Keep Pets In Their Apartments And Dry Their Clothes On The Balcony

Dublin Inquirer 21/09/22 – Even as Dubliners Look to Cut Energy Use, Apartments Ban Hanging Laundry to Dry on Balconies

Irish Independent 20/09/22 – Rising energy bills: no switching help for apartment dwellers stuck with one gas or electricity provider

Irish Independent 19/09/22 – Sinn Féin vows 20,000 public homes, a month’s rent back into renter’s pockets and 100pc redress for defective apartments

The Irish Times 14/09/22 – Members of far right group accused of seeking to disrupt Not Our Fault protest

RTÉ.ie 14/09/22 – Owners of defective housing call for 100% redress

FM104 News 14/09/22 – Protest at Dáil over Hunterstown buildings

Bonkers.ie 12/09/22 – Why is energy more expensive for those with district heating systems? – Newstalk

Sunday Times (Ireland Edition) 11/09/22 – Shock for district heating users who are told winter bills will rise by 400%

Irish Independent 01/09/22 – When it comes to building standards, you can’t have too much of good thing

The Irish Times 31/08/22 – Property Clinic: Can we limit the number of delivery trucks that use our parking area?

The Irish Times 24/08/22 – Dublin residents criticise ‘anti-renter’ clamping of cars parked outside driveways

The Pat Kenny Show, Newstalk 23/08/22 – Residents concerns over new clamping measures

DublinLive.com 23/08/22 – Residents of north Dublin estate fear moving home due to new car clamping rules

Irish Independent 23/08/22 – Residents fear they will be made homeless by car clamping rule

DublinLive.com 22/08/22 – Harrowing pics show aftermath of top floor balcony fire in Dublin

thejournal.ie 20/08/22 – ‘I nearly fell off my chair’: Dublin apartment owners face €68,000 fire defects bill

The Hard Shoulder, Newstalk 19/08/22 – Cost of repairing apartment defects has tripled

The Irish Times 19/08/22 – Cost of repairing Park West apartment defects triples to €15m

Fingal Independent 16/08/22 – Senator Regina Doherty calls for swift Government action on apartment defects

Business Post 14/08/22 – Dublin Fire Brigade calls for urgent action at Dublin apartment complex

Dublin People 10/08/22 – Potentially 11,000 Fingal Homes Affected by Safety Defects, Report Finds

thejournal.ie 08/08/22 – Detached houses use 82% more gas for heating than apartments, CSO finds

Sunday Independent 07/08/22 – Time is running out for families living in defective Celtic Tiger homes

Fingal Independent 04/08/22 – Minister Darragh O’Brien receives report on defects in apartment and duplex buildings

The Irish Times 02/08/22 – The Irish Times view on building defects: an indictment of the industry

RedFM.ie 29/07/22 – Society of Chartered Surveyors calls for homeowners to be remediated ‘as promptly as possible’

constructionireland.ie 29/07/22 – High Housing Defect Figures Signal Widespread Problem

Irish Examiner 29/07/22 – Irish Examiner view: Taxpayers foot the bill for boom builds

BusinessPost.ie 28/07/22 – ‘Not feasible’ to penalise individual firms for defective apartments; US recession fears grow

Newstalk.com 28/07/22 – ‘The State can’t walk away’ – Extend pyrite scheme to defective apartments, Ó Broin says

Irish Independent 28/07/22 – Calls for industry levy to pay €2.5bn bill for defective apartments

The Last Word, Today FM 28/07/22 – Builders Of Defective Apartments Can’t Be Penalised, New Report Says

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 28/07/22 – Climate Deal and Defective Apartments Report

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 28/07/22 – Defective Bricks

The Hard Shoulder, Newstalk 28/07/22 – “The soultion going forward is to stop it from happening in the first place!”

The Irish Times 28/07/22 – More than 80% of owners of defective homes unable to sell

The Hard Shoulder, Newstalk 28/07/22 – “The state need’s to grasp the nettle on this issue once and for all!”

The Irish Times 28/07/22 – ‘The first 12 years were sleepless nights’: Apartment owners left with large bills for remedial works

Newstalk.com 28/07/22 – Remediation works ‘could stall’ as State considers defective homes report

The News at One, RTÉ Radio 1 28/07/22 – Not feasible to penalise individual companies over defective apartments – report

The Irish Times 28/07/22 – Builders guilty of constructing homes with defects should pay — advocacy group

TodayFM.com 28/07/22 – Pyrite Scheme Should Be Extended To Defective Apartments – Sinn Féin

Today with Claire Byrne, RTÉ Radio 1 28/07/22 – Apartments with Defects

The Pat Kenny Show, Newstalk 28/07/22 – Builders cannot be levied over defective homes

RTÉ.ie 28/07/22 – Not feasible to penalise individual companies over defective apartments – report

thejournal.ie 28/07/22 – Housing Minister: Plan will be developed to help owners of Celtic Tiger-era apartments with defects

The Irish Times 28/07/22 – Court quashes man’s conviction over building safety failures at apartment block where fire broke out

Irish Independent 28/07/22 – Government told to consider building industry levy to pay €2.5bn remediation costs for 100,000 defective Celtic Tiger era apartments

Irish Examiner 28/07/22 – Levy to raise up to €2.8bn for remediation costs on Celtic Tiger-era buildings should be considered

Irish Independent 28/07/22 – Interim work ‘the priority’ as building defect repairs estimated at 2.5bn euros

The Irish Sun 28/07/22 – BUILDING MESS Companies who built defective apartments during the Celtic Tiger won’t be penalised, says industry report

Irish Examiner 28/07/22 – Levy on builders of defective Celtic Tiger-era homes ‘not feasible’, report finds

Irish Mirror 28/07/22 – Interim work ‘a priority’ as Celtic Tiger-era apartment building defect repair cost estimated to be up to €2.5 billion

Belfast Telegraph 28/07/22 – Interim work ‘the priority’ as building defect repairs estimated at 2.5bn euros

The Irish Times 28/07/22 – Billions in remediation works cannot be levied on responsible builders, report finds

The Irish Times 28/07/22 – Report on defects in apartments forensically details extent of the malaise left by Celtic Tiger and its shoddy legacy

New Ross Standard 27/07/22 – Apartment block owner’s conviction quashed for building safety failures after a fire at a County Wexford apartment block

Clare FM 26/07/22 – “We’re Being Punished For Greed During The Celtic Tiger Years” Says Shannon Resident

Irish Examiner 25/07/22 – Construction levies should pay for defective apartments, representative group says

thejournal.ie 25/07/22 – ‘We need help’: Owners of defective Celtic Tiger-era apartments want support akin to mica scheme

Irish Examiner 23/07/22 – Mick Clifford: Apartment defects the latest step in a sorry saga

Highland Radio 22/07/22 – Up to 100,000 apartments could have defects

RedFM 22/07/22 – Over 100,000 apartments in Ireland not up to fire safety standards

Irish Independent 22/07/22 – Taxpayers may have to foot bill of €2.8bn for defective Celtic Tiger apartments

thejournal.ie 22/07/22 – New grant for people without driveways to access electric vehicle charging

thejournal.ie 22/07/22 – Final report on Celtic Tiger era apartment defects to be sent to minister

Morning Ireland, RTÉ Radio 1 16/07/22 – Grants and initiatives to support switch to electric vehicles

Irish Times 21/07/22 – Minister announces electric vehicle charging point grant for apartments

DublinLive.ie 21/07/22 – All Irish homes now eligible for €600 electric vehicle charging grant

Saturday with Katie Hannon, RTÉ Radio 1 16/07/22 – Apartments with Defects

The Irish Times 16/07/22 – State has role to play in fixing construction defects, but so does industry, McGrath says

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 15/07/22 – Defective Apartments

constructionireland.ie 15/07/22 – Concerns Over Structural Defects on Irish Apartments

Irish Examiner 15/07/22 – Varadkar: Fixing Celtic Tiger-era apartments will not fall entirely on taxpayer

Extra.ie 15/07/22 – 92,000 apartments could need repairs costing €2.8billion

Newstalk Breakfast 15/07/22 – More than 100,000 properties impacted by Celtic Tiger building defects

Irish Mirror 15/07/22 – Calls for levy on the construction sector with over 100,000 properties affected by Celtic Tiger building defects

RTÉ.ie 15/07/22 – Repairs for defective apartment could cost State up to €2.8 billion

Limerick Leader 15/07/22 – A levy on builders could help pay for defective repairs, Labour leader Bacik says

The Irish Times 15/07/22 – Q & A: Why are construction defects not covered by insurance policies?

News At One, RTÉ Radio 1 15/07/22 – Repairs for defective apartment could cost State up to €2.8 billion

The Pat Kenny Show, Newstalk 15/07/22 – Huge cost to repair celtic tiger construction defects

businessplus.ie 15/07/22 – State Facing €2.8bn Bill To Fix Apartments With Construction Defects

Kildare Nationalist 15/07/22 – Fixing Defects in Celtic Tiger Apartments Could Cost Nearly €2.8 Billion

thejournal.ie 15/07/22 – Builders’ levy should help pay for works on thousands of defective apartments, says Bacik

Morning Ireland, RTÉ Radio 1 15/07/22 – Thousands of apartments around the country affected by construction defects

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 14/07/22 – Apartment Redress Scheme

Irish Examiner 14/07/22 – Remedying defects in 100,000 Celtic Tiger-era apartments could cost up to €2.8bn

RTÉ.ie 14/07/22 – Homeowner pays €17,000 in levies over defects

The Irish Times 14/07/22 – Construction defects: Varadkar signals potential help for apartment owners

The Irish Times 14/07/22 – Repairing construction defects could cost State €2.8bn as over 100,000 homes found to be affected

RTÉ.ie 14/07/22 – Up to 100,000 apartments affected by construction defects, Dáil told

The Irish Times 06/07/22 – Property Clinic: The band downstairs play late at night and smoke under our apartment window. What can we do?

The Irish Times 21/06/22 – I don’t think our development’s management company is charging us correctly

The Irish Times 08/06/22 – Property Clinic: How safe are glass balconies in apartment blocks?

Council Review Issue 69 – Housing Management Planning – Key Issues for Local Authorities (page 33)

The Irish Times 07/06/22 – Some owners in my apartment block have approved a huge levy, and I’m not happy

Irish Examiner 23/05/22 – Block management – a well-regulated sector

The Irish Times 17/05/22 – Property Clinic: Why can’t I enlarge the rooflights in my apartment?

Sunday Independent 15/05/22 – Apartments can help solve the housing crisis by contributing to sustainable communities in our cities

Law Society Gazette 10/05/22 – High Court confirms PSRA sanction of estate agent

The Irish Times 10/05/22 – Property Clinic: Our seafront apartment has a leaky ceiling and floor. What can we do?

Business Post 07/05/22 – Apartment blocks to be included under EV charger grant

The Irish Times 04/05/22 – Property Clinic: Am I being overcharged for my apartment management fee?

thejournal.ie 29/04/22 – Celtic Tiger apartments: Householders frustrated over lack of access to loans for defect repairs

thejournal.ie 27/04/22 – Homeowners affected by Celtic Tiger defects face ‘frightening’ legal threats over repair bills

constructionireland.ie 15/07/22 – Plea For 100% Redress For Defective Homes

thejournal.ie 17/04/22 – ‘I just can’t afford it’: €15k fire safety repair bill for Dublin apartment homeowners

The Irish Times 12/04/22 – Property Clinic: How can we move an abandoned car out of our apartment complex?

Irish Examiner 08/04/22 – Irish Examiner view: Celtic Tiger’s legacy of shoddy building work

Building Ireland 07/04/22 – Clúid Housing calls for inclusion of social housing in any defects remediation scheme

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 06/04/22 – Unsafe Apartments Across Ireland (Audio)

The Irish Times 06/04/22 – Cost of addressing fire safety defects in apartments put at €17,000 per unit

thejournal.ie 05/04/22 – Owners of Dublin apartments have to pay €500k for fire safety repairs

Irish Independent 30/03/22 – ‘There was no protection for anybody’: Coroner slams ‘shambolic’ fire protection in apartment building where father and son died

Dublin Inquirer 30/03/22 – In Raheny, an Electric Car Owner Finds She’s Living in a Building, and a City, That Aren’t Set Up to Charge It

The Irish Times 30/03/22 – Property Clinic: Our management company met by Zoom for Covid-19. What now?

Irish Examiner 24/03/22 – The Mick Clifford Podcast: In fear of fire – Claire Ryan

Irish Examiner 21/03/22 – ‘I thought the whole block was going to blow’: No justice for unsafe apartment owners

thejournal.ie 16/03/22 – Apartment dwellers asked to help Census workers deliver forms to apartment blocks

The Irish Times 16/03/22 – Difficulty accessing gated complexes hinders delivery of census forms

Dublin Inquirer 02/03/22 – When Big Funds Control Private Housing Estates, Residents Get Little Say in How Their Community Is Run

The Irish Times 01/03/22 – Property Clinic: Can we run our apartment management company using the Irish language?

Dublin People 21/02/22 – Tyrrelstown Residents Set to Protest Against Clamping in Deeded Spaces

breakingnews.ie 16/02/22 – Cost of Spencer Dock apartments remedial works to total €46m, High Court told

Irish Independent 16/02/22 – Alleged defects in luxury Spencer Dock apartments will cost €46m to fix, High Court hears

The Irish Times 15/02/22 – I’d like to sell my underground car park space, but it’s proving difficult

The Irish Times 09/02/22 – Property Clinic: Is it too late to get the builder to fix major defects in an apartment block?

Engineers Ireland 02/02/22 – FAO homeowners and landlords! Online survey regarding apartments and buildings defects 1991-2013 (subscription access)

The Irish Times 09/02/22 – Property Clinic: Who should pay for the insurance on our shared car park?

Law Society Gazette 07/02/22 – Survey to gather info on housing defects and building flaws

SouthEast Radio 01/02/22 – Wexford people urged to highlight defects in Apartments and Duplexes

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 31/01/22 – Defective Apartment/Housing Surveys (discussion starts at 1:24:00)

Newstalk FM 31/01/22 – Thousands of Celtic Tiger homes are unsafe because of housing defects

The Hard Shoulder, Newstalk FM 31/01/22 – “Is it going to take a Grenfell Tower here for the Government to do something?” – Public experiences of defects in apartments

The Irish Times 31/01/22 – Working group examines housing defects in apartments and duplexes in survey

KFM, Kildare Today 31/01/22 – Residents In Kildare Are Being Urged To Report Housing Defects – Interview with Pat Montague, spokesperson Construction Defects Alliance

thejournal.ie 31/01/22 – Independent working group to examine defects in apartments and duplexes

Dublin People 31/01/22 – Public Urged to Share Experiences of Defects in Apartments and Duplexes in Dublin

Independent Working Group to examine defective housing 31/01/22 – Online survey in relation to defects in apartment and duplex buildings

Newstalk FM 31/01/22 – Thousands of Celtic Tiger homes are unsafe because of housing defects

The Hard Shoulder, Newstalk FM 31/01/22 – “Is it going to take a Grenfell Tower here for the Government to do something?” – Public experiences of defects in apartments

The Irish Times 31/01/22 – Working group examines housing defects in apartments and duplexes in survey

thejournal.ie 31/01/22 – Independent working group to examine defects in apartments and duplexes

Dublin People 31/01/22 – Public Urged to Share Experiences of Defects in Apartments and Duplexes in Dublin

Independent Working Group to examine defective housing 31/01/22 – Online survey in relation to defects in apartment and duplex buildings

Limerick Post 26/01/2022 – 39 fire safety inspections on Limerick apartments in four years

The Irish Times 12/01/22 – Legislation aimed at keeping ‘cowboy’ builders out of industry published

Irish Independent 11/01/22 – Dublin Fire Brigade warns ‘keep apartment doors closed’ in wake of New York tragedy

The Irish Times 04/01/22 – When and why did ‘flats’ become ‘apartments’ in Ireland?

2021

The Irish Times 29/12/21 – Owners of defective homes concerned thousands may be excluded from scheme

The Irish Times 29/12/21 – State faces bills for fire and other defects in apartment blocks

Business Post 12/12/21 – EV charger grant extended to apartment dwellers (subscription access)

RTÉ News 09/12/21 – Virtual general meetings allowed to continue as Companies Act extended

The Irish Times 09/12/21 – Virtual agms to continue as measures extended

The Irish Times 08/12/21 – Property Clinic: ‘Can I sell my apartment if it has no management company?’

RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta 30/11/21 – 10 years on from Priory Hall: Scannal anocht ar RTÉ ONE

RTÉ Press Centre 30/11/21 – Scannal – Episode 2 – Priory Hall

The Irish Times 23/11/21 – Property Clinic: The roof of my parents’ apartment block is shockingly faulty

Irish Independent 18/11/21 – A new building standards regulator must focus on consumer protection (subscription access)

The Irish Times 16/11/21 – Dispute over service charges at city centre properties settled

The Irish Times 12/11/21 – Bus driver awarded €60,000 over slip on ice at apartment building

Irish Independent 28/10/21 – Hitting building carbon targets will take sticks as well as carrots (subscription access)

Irish Independent 25/10/21 – The Indo Daily: The Priory Hall scandal 10 years on (podcast)

Business Post 24/10/21 – Cosgrave family deny ‘starving’ Ivy Exchange of fire safety funds (subscription access)

The Irish Times 22/10/21 – Claim over Parnell Street buildings fast-tracked to Commercial Court

The Currency 22/10/21 – “This is not Priory Hall”: Court hears of fire safety concerns at Parnell Street development

RTÉ News 17/10/21 – Nine people rescued from apartment building fire in Dublin

Irish Independent 16/10/21 – Building laws ‘still open to abuse’ 10 years after safety fiasco at Priory Hall (subscription access)

Irish Independent 02/10/21 – In-depth: Priory Hall 10 years on – ‘We were worried about being homeless and a mortgage for a home we couldn’t live in’ (subscription access)

The Irish Times 01/10/21 – Landlords can write off costs of building defects against tax but not owner-occupiers

The Irish Times 30/09/21 – Owners and later occupants of homes with defects could seek redress under Bill

Irish Independent 30/09/21 – Court allows Lloyd’s to sue former Ronan firms over defects (subscription access)

DublinLive.ie 29/09/21 – ‘Lives at risk’ this Halloween due to Dublin Fire Brigade staff shortages

Irish Examiner 21/09/21 – Tánaiste all but rules out full redress for homeowners impacted by mica

The Irish Times 22/09/21 – Plight of mica-stressed homeowners dominates FG party gathering

Irish Independent 17/09/21 – ‘Don’t buy a new apartment’ – why this was my advice during the Celtic Tiger

Irish Examiner 12/09/21 – Darragh O’Brien must fix political defects of past

Business Post 11/09/21 – Defects: Ó Broin shines a light on the fallout of Celtic Tiger Ireland’s housing follies (subscription access)

The Irish Times 08/09/21 – Inside Politics – The legacy of ‘Celtic Tiger’ housing – with Eoin Ó Broin (Podcast)

The Irish Times 07/09/21 – Property Clinic – The management company at my apartment block won’t let me park my car

The Irish Times 05/09/21 – Defects: The problems of developer-led construction in Ireland (subscriber access)

Wexford People 31/08/21 – Wexford property company is struck off over improper conduct with client’s funds (subscriber access)

On The Record, Newstalk FM 29/08/21 – ‘Defects: Living with the Legacy of the Celtic Tiger with Eoin Ó Broin

Today with Claire Byrne, RTÉ Radio 1 27/08/21 – Defects: Living with the Legacy of the Celtic Tiger

DublinLive.ie 07/08/21 – Dublin Fire Brigade’s important advice after resident has lucky escape from apartment blaze in Ballymun

Irish Independent 07/08/21 – Apartment home chargers can become a reality for many after a long wait

The Irish Times 06/08/21 – Connecting up the dots for charging EVs at apartments

Business Post 03/08/21 – Developers must install electric car charging points in new apartment complexes

Business Post 01/08/21 – Management company sues builders over alleged ‘fire safety deficiencies’ in complex (subscription access)

The Irish Times 28/07/21 – Property Clinic – Who owns and controls the car parking in my apartment complex?

The Irish Times 27/07/21 – Builders’ claims to be unsupported by State hard to stomach

The Pat Kenny Show, Newstalk FM 26/07/21 – The cost of remedying Celtic Tiger-era homes will be at least €365 million (Podcast)

Breakingnews.ie 26/07/21 – Cost of fixing Celtic Tiger-era building errors could exceed €365 million

Irish Examiner 26/07/21 – Burning issue: What now for homes built with dangerous fire safety deficiencies?

The Irish Times 26/07/21 – Fixing Celtic Tiger-era building issues ‘to cost at least €365 million’

Newsgroup.ie 15/07/21 – Builders responsible for unsafe homes need to be held to account

Irish Examiner 10/07/21 – Major rift in working group examining fire safety defects in apartment buildings

iRadio 09/07/21 – €5m worth of fire safety defects in Dublin building

The Irish Times 09/07/21 – Apartment owners deferring repairs in hope of State help, group warns

KildareFM 09/07/21 – Fire Safety Safety Defects Detected In Dublin Apartment Block Costed At €5 Million.

iRadio.ie 09/07/21 – €5m worth of fire safety defects in Dublin building

Irish Independent 09/07/21 – Fire defects discovered in Park West apartment block could cost €5m to fix

The Irish Times 09/07/21 – Fire defects at Park West apartments in Dublin to cost €5m to fix

Highland Radio 08/07/21 – Regulatory and insurance mechanisms will be established for building defects

RTÉ News 07/07/21 – ‘Get to grips with reality’ – electric vehicle owners in call over chargers

The Irish Times 06/07/21 – Revenue won’t ‘over-rely’ on recent house prices in LPT valuation guidance

Dublin People 30/06/21 – Property Tax should be used to develop sink funds for apartments, says Senator

Irish Examiner 15/06/21 – People suffer because of slipshod regulation of construction

Irish Independent 15/06/21 – Litany of scandals from Priory Hall to pyrite show us that building standards must be more than just a facade (subscription access)

The Irish Times 26/05/21 – Management is refusing to repair water damage in our apartment

The Irish Examiner 24/05/21 – Key considerations when buying a new premises

Extra.ie 09/05/21 – Management company threatens anti-social behaviour order over 7-yr-old playing in her courtyard

The Sunday World 24/04/21 – NO INJURIES REPORTED | Fire brigade tackle large blaze at Tallaght apartment complex

Business Post 11/04/21 – MUD Act: bringing home owners together for the common good (subscription access)

KFM, Kildare Today 29/03/21 – Interview with Kath Cottier, Chair Construction Defects Alliance

The Irish Times 27/03/21 – Estate agents seek cash buyers for properties with potential fire defects

The Irish Times 26/03/21 – Housing defects group to examine fire safety issues in apartments

Evoke.ie 20/03/21 – Consumer Column: Noisy neighbours are driving me out of my apartment

GalwayBayFM 04/03/21 – Call for action on crumbling exterior of Bailey Point in Salthill

The Irish Times 24/02/21 – Property Clinic: What power has our management committee to enforce rules in our scheme?

The Irish Times 18/02/21 – How to choose and buy the perfect apartment in Ireland (subscription access) / owenreilly.ie

Morning Ireland, RTÉ Radio 1 17/02/21 – Interview with Minister Darragh O’Brien, Defective Housing (playback starts 0:11:30)

HighlandRadio.com 16/02/21 – Independent working group being set up to examine defective housing

The Irish Times 16/02/21 – New powers would allow gardaí clamp down on scrambler and quad use (Comments on Defects Working Group)

Evoke.ie 13/02/21 – Consumer Column: Why are my apartment management fees so expensive?

The Irish Times 11/02/21 – British developers show the way to Irish rivals on addressing defective homes

ClareFM 03/02/21 – Shannon Apartment Complex Residents Call For Government Intervention

Donegal Daily 27/01/21 – Former Council CEO takes up new position

Leinster Leader 26/01/21 – Apartment owners group welcomes appointment to Working Group on Defective Housing

The Irish Times 20/01/21 – State to be left with a bill of over €15m for Priory Hall reconstruction

The Irish Times 13/01/21 – Post-Christmas illegal dumpers are plaguing our apartment block

Irish Examiner 03/01/21 – Special Report: Neighbour against neighbour as fire safety defects spark divisions

2020

Irish Examiner 03/12/20 – End this fleecing of the weakest

Irish Examiner 03/12/20 – No resolution for owners of defective Celtic Tiger apartments

The Irish Times 02/12/20 – Repairs to defective apartments could cost State in excess of €1bn

Irish Examiner 01/12/20 – Huge numbers of Celtic Tiger apartments may be affected by fire defects, housing committee hears

The Irish Times 01/12/20 – Low-cost loans ‘not sufficient’ to repair defective Celtic Tiger homes

The Irish Times 01/12/20 – Property Clinic – How can I go about installing solar panels for my apartment block?

The Irish Times 20/11/20 – Time to stop looking at apartment living as poor relation to house ownership

The Irish Times 03/11/20 – Apartment owners in Co Meath sue developers over defects

Morning Ireland, RTÉ Radio 1 08/10/20 – Issues of Celtic Tiger building defects

The Irish Times 07/10/20 – State group to examine cost of tackling Celtic-tiger building defects

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 14/09/20 – Defective Housing

The Irish Times 14/09/20 – Defective Celtic Tiger homes to be focus of new working group

The Irish Times 26/08/20 – Property Clinic – Why is my apartment’s €3k management fee the same as for commercial premises?

The Irish Times 04/08/20 – Property Clinic – As apartment owners, what should we look for in our management company’s accounts?

Today with Sarah McInerney, RTÉ Radio 1 02/07/20 – New Housing Minister, Darragh O’Brien

The Irish Times 27/06/20 -/Developer wants indemnity in exchange for €1m to fix faults, residents told

Business Post 10/05/20 – How OMCs can be pennywise as recession looms (subscription access)

Irish Independent 25/04/20 – ‘Bouncing off the walls’: Apartment dwellers feel cabin fever (subscription access)

Prime Time, RTÉ 24/04/20 – Lockdown in small spaces

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 16/04/20 – COVID-19: Restrictions and Housing

The Irish Times 03/03/20 – Property Clinic – How do I get an electric car charge point for my apartment block parking space? Will the management company pay – or can it even be done at all?

thejournal.ie 23/02/20 – Owners in Dublin development hit with €18k bill each for fire safety repairs

Irish Mirror 03/02/20 – Ballymun Metro Hotel re-opens in Dublin almost two years after being gutted by fire

Sunday Times (Ireland Edition) 02/02/20 – Fight goes on for victims of tiger era builders (subscription access)

Irish Examiner 24/01/20 – When homes are not ‘as safe as houses’

The Irish Times 24/01/20 – Fianna Fáil promises €10m redress fund for Celtic Tiger building defects

The Irish Times 24/01/20 – Apartment owner who paid €16,000 for defects will not ‘fix it quietly and go away’

The Irish Times 22/01/20 – Property Clinic – Apartment or house: which is the best buy?

thejournal.ie 19/01/20 – ‘I’m fed up’: Owners of Sandyford apartments given deadline to pay for fire safety repairs

2019

The Irish Times 16/12/19 – Politicians face calls to compensate tens of thousands who own defective apartments

The Irish Times 16/12/19 – ‘Invisible and fearful’: Are owners of defective apartments being ignored?

Lunchtime Live, Newstalk 03/12/19 – Do I have to pay my management fees?

The Irish Times 22/11/19 – NAMA receivers must fix ‘structurally defective’ car park at Maynooth Business Campus

Dublin Gazette 13/11/19 – ‘Abandoned’ owners of apartments with building defects appeal for redress

The Irish Times 13/11/19 – Can our apartment block’s sinking fund be used to replace hall carpets?

Local Authority Times Winter 2019 – Sustainable Apartment Living for Ireland (page 24)

Irish Independent 08/11/19 – Fears 92,000 ‘shoddily built’ boom-time apartments affected by fire and structural defects

Irish Examiner 07/11/19 – Group claims Govt shuts down proposals to fix construction defects if ‘it costs the State money’

RTE.ie 07/11/19 – Owners of apartments with structural defects appeal for State assistance

The Irish Times 07/11/19 – Up to 92,000 boom-era apartments may have defects, committee hears

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 06/11/19 – Redress for defective Celtic Tiger apartments (discussion starts at 0:37:00)

The Irish Times 06/11/19 – Owners of defective apartments aim to ‘hold Government to account’

The Irish Times 06/11/19 – Owners of defective apartments form lobbying group seeking State redress

Irish Examiner 04/11/19 – Why foundations of our building regulations are as weak as ever

The Irish Times 04/11/19 – Developer lobbies against ‘onerous’ apartment fire-safety standards

Law Society Gazette 01/11/19 – “Muddy Waters” – Apartments, owners’ management companies, and how they interact with the law (PDF version- page 52) / Muddy waters (Html version)

Drivetime RTÉ Radio 1 31/10/19 – Grenfell, Building Defects & Ireland (discussion starts at 1:13:44)

The Irish Times 30/10/19 – Can a management company stop me short-term letting my apartment?

The Irish Times 24/10/19 – SF tables Bill seeking redress board for Celtic Tiger building defects

The Irish Times 23/10/19 – Our OMC has been badly managed and is in arrears, should we try to self-manage it?

Engineers Journal 08/10/19 – Housing infrastructure: Compact growth and sustainable apartments

Irish Examiner 04/10/19 – Mick Clifford Podcast: Parents of couple who died in fire reflect on injustice which will never die

Irish Examiner 04/10/19 – Mother of woman who died after fire in building with major safety defects calls for full investigation

The Irish Times 04/10/19 – Celebrities drawn into legal action over Dublin luxury apartments

Dublin Gazette 01/10/19 – Families could be hit with bills of €14,000 over dodgy building work at apartment complex

The Irish Times 18/09/19 – Housing defects are not Government’s responsibility, says Minister

The Irish Times 19/09/19 – Priory Hall scandal: ‘It’s terrible this is falling on the taxpayer’

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 17/09/19 – Remember Priory Hall (feature starts at 1:39:30)

RTÉ News at One, RTÉ Raido 1 17/09/19 – Cost of rebuilding Priory Hall expected to exceed €50 million

The Irish Times 17/09/19 – Repairing defects at Sandyford apartments to cost up to €10m

The Irish Times 17/09/19 – New Priory draws line under shoddy McFeely development

The Irish Times 17/09/19 – Rebuilding fire-trap complex Priory Hall will cost State €40m

The Stand 17/09/19 – Ep 504: Still Dicing With Death – The Government fails to close the Priory Hall loophole (podcast)

The Irish Times 13/09/19 – The Irish view on poor construction standards: Government is ignoring a dangerous situation

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 11/09/19 – Apartment Defects – Redress Scheme (starts at 0:54:30)

The Irish Times 10/09/19 – How can I get my neighbours to take their waste recycling seriously?

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 09/09/19 – Defective Apartments

Irish Times 09/09/19 – Owner of apartment ‘not fit for habitation’ takes case against insurer

The Irish Times 09/09/19 – Blackrock apartment owners face €25,000 bill for defects

The Irish Times 07/09/19 – Ireland’s defective buildings: Not just a Celtic Tiger problem

The Irish Times 07/09/19 – How Ireland’s weak building regulations create dangers for buyers

Irish Examiner 05/09/19 – Managing our apartment sector is crucial

Irish Examiner 20/08/19 – We’ve much to learn about building safety

Construction Business 22/08/19 – Sustainable Apartment Living For Ireland

iProperty Radio/Dublin South FM 20/08/19 – Property Matters (podcast)

The Irish Times 13/08/19 – IRES has spent €1m remedying building defects at Sandyford apartments

The Irish Times 07/08/19 – Property Clinic – Does a developer have voting rights at our management company agm?

The Irish Times 31/07/19 – SF Bill seeks to make construction sector pay levy for defects

The Irish Times 31/07/19 – Plans to turn Dublin apartment blocks into Airbnb-style rentals rejected

Irish Examiner 29/07/19 – Terrible cost of fire defects: Family still searching for answers over tragedy

Decisis Law Reports 26/07/19 – Tenant granted leave to bring proceedings challenging implementation of house rules in apartment block

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 25/07/19 – Legacy of Boomtime Construction (starts at 1:12:05)

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 23/07/19 – Apartment Defects (starts at 1:19:55)

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 24/07/19 – Apartment Defects (podcast)

Irish Examiner 23/07/19 – Management company loses High Court action over right of access to hotel

The Irish Times 18/07/19 – Residents in legal dispute with Mansfield family over housing estate

Irish Examiner 05/07/19 – Belmayne: ‘It will take an actual fire to reveal the truth’

Property Matters podcast/Dublin South FM 02/07/19 – Proposed reform of OMCs (discussion starts at 36:18)

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 02/07/19 – Apartment defects (discussion starts at 1.48.20)

The Irish Times 02/07/19 – Developer gains control of board of defective Dublin 8 apartment block

Ireland’s Housing Magazine 2019 – Apartment living

The Irish Times 25/06/19 – ‘Cash buyers only’: The true cost of shoddy boomtime home construction

The Irish Times 24/06/19 – Developer of defective apartments proposes family members for board

Sunday Independent 23/06/19 – Call for new unified housing watchdog

The Irish Times 20/06/19 – More protection needed for people in defective apartments – Murphy

The Irish Sun 20/06/19 – Ireland should accept ‘trade-offs’ as apartment boom expected to hit country to cope with population, Eoghan Murphy says

The Irish Times 28/05/19 – Alterations to apartment may have put tenants’ lives at risk, court hears

The Irish Times 25/05/19 – Developer seeks removal of private owner from board

ConstructionIreland.ie 24/05/19 – Govt Criticised For ‘Ignoring’ Dublin Apartment Owners

The Irish Times 23/05/19 – ‘Not possible’ for State to take responsibility for poor Celtic Tiger building.

The Irish Times 22/05/19 – Apartment defects: ‘I feel like I’m living in Legoland, like it could collapse at any minute’

The Irish Times 22/05/19 – Developer says owners must pay to fix defects in Dublin 8 apartment block

Irish Examiner 08/04/19 – Residents in the dark over fire safety costs

Extratime.ie 04/04/19 – Residents in West Dublin facing fire safety bill of €50,000

Dublinlive.ie 02/04/19 – Dublin Fire Brigade working to fix safety defects at over 20 apartment blocks across the city

The Irish Times 02/04/19 – Fire safety work ongoing at 24 sites, says Dublin Fire Brigade

Irish Examiner 01/04/19 – Lives at risk due to fire safety failures and building boom’s self-regulation regime

Irish Examiner 01/04/19 – €50k bill to make 2001 homes fire safe

The Irish Times 23/03/19 – Dublin Fire Brigade orders fire safety review at Sandyford complex

The Irish Times 22/03/19 – NCT for housing needed that prioritises safety risks

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 21/03/19 – Ballymun Metro Fire – One Year On (podcast)

Irish Examiner 16/03/19 – Who will put our house(s) in order?

Irish Examiner 12/03/19 – Property firm believes there are fire safety deficiencies in 70% of apartments

Irish Times Podcast 03/19 – Boom-Era Apartment Defects “Verging on Systemic”

The Irish Times 11/03/19 – Detailed safety scrutiny of Celtic Tiger properties urged

The Irish Times 11/03/19 – Major fire-safety issues found in 60 apartment blocks in Ireland

The Irish Times 11/03/19 – Building defects problem could happen again, says top architect

ClareFM 07/03/19 – Shannon Resident Hits Out At Government and Council For Turning Their Backs On Them

Irish Examiner 07/03/19 – Apartment owners face €4m bill over fire safety defects

The Irish Times 05/03/19 – State wary of taking on ‘open-ended liability’ of fixing building defects

The Irish Times 05/03/19 – The Irish Times view on apartment defects: passing the buck

The Irish Times 05/03/19 – Apartment owners unable to access €750m lifeline plan

The Irish Times 05/03/19 – Insurance fund for apartment builders might prevent past failings

Today with Sean O’Rourke, RTE Radio 1 04/03/19 – Celtic Tiger Apartment Owners Facing Big Bills To Fix Defects

The Irish Times 04/03/19 – Apartment owners face €826,000 bill to fix fire-safety defects

The Irish Times 04/03/19 – Boomtime builds: Two decades of problems with Celtic Tiger apartments

The Irish Times 04/03/19 – Boom-era apartment owners left with large bills to fix defects

The Irish Times 04/03/19 – Not so gorgeous living as Belmayne inspected for defects

The Irish Times 04/03/19 – Repairs to roof of Kilmainham apartment block to cost owners €10,900 each

The Irish Times 04/03/19 – Celtic Tiger building defects ‘widespread’, says housing expert

The Irish Times 04/03/19 – Support urged for homeowners hit by defects in boom-era builds

RTÉ.ie 04/03/19 – Celtic Tiger buildings should be risk assessed – fire safety expert

The Irish Times 28/01/19 – ‘Fundamental’ balcony design flaws at Dublin housing development

2018

Irish Examiner 21/12/18 – Time to tackle hot issue of fire safety defects

The Irish Times 19/12/18 – How common are fire safety issues in Irish apartments?

The Irish Times 18/12/18 – Fire safety bill on way for residents in Dublin 8 apartment complex

The Irish Times 18/12/18 – Fire officer to make decision on defective Dublin 8 apartments

Irish Examiner 17/12/18 – Dublin apartment owners face €26k bills to fix fire safety issues

The Irish Times 17/12/18 – Fire safety issues ‘present in many boomtime apartments’

The Irish Times 17/12/18 – Catalogue of fire-safety issues leaves owners facing bills of up to €26,000

The Irish Times 17/12/18 – Dublin apartment owners face €3m bill after fire risks found

Drivetime, RTÉ Radio 1 12/12/18 – Housing Redress Protest

Irish Independent 04/12/18 – Owners of 900 flats want State to fund fire safety work

Dublin Inquirer 28/11/18 – With Short-Term Lets as Neighbours, It’s “like Ibiza here”, Resident Says

Sunday Independent 25/11/18 – Apartment owners to secure cheap loans for remedial works from HBFI

The Irish Times 14/11/18 – Fire safety defects ‘quite low’ in apartment blocks, Dáil hears

Sunday Times (Ireland Edition) 11/11/18 – The serious side of apartment life (subscription access)

The Irish Times 07/11/18 – Property Clinic – Should we pay €18k to the managing agent to assess the assets of our scheme?

The Irish Times 17/10/18 – Vast majority of apartments need bigger sinking funds

DublinLive.ie 17/10/18 – Majority of apartment complexes don’t have funds for long-term upkeep

Irish Examiner 11/10/18 – Paying the price of building free-for-all

Irish Examiner 11/10/18 – Homeowners face court action over remedial works

The Hard Shoulder, Newstalk FM 10/10/18 – Discussion of apartment management

Irish Examiner 02/10/18 – Fire safety: Trying to pour cold water on a hot topic

The Sunday Business Post 02/09/18 – Apartment owners’ group warns of bailout time bomb

Herald.ie 25/06/18 – Homeowners warned of balcony collapse fears in Celtic Tiger buildings

Irish Independent 25/06/18 – ‘Potential collapse of balconies a real possibility’ – Celtic Tiger homeowners warned of defects

Sunday Independent 17/06/18 – Apartment owners set for property tax discount under new plans

thejournal.ie 06/06/18 – Task force rule out any such Grenfell Tower fire incident occurring in Ireland

RTE.ie News 08/06/18 – Residents at Dublin estate warned over unsafe balconies

The Sunday Business Post 20/05/18 – Millfield Manor builder is discharged from his bankruptcy in Britain (subscription access)

Irish Examiner 24/04/18 – Homeowners in Dublin apartment complex told to carry out remedial works or face legal action

The Irish Times 19/04/18 – Problems with apartment sector could be a ‘time bomb’ for taxpayer

RTÉ.ie News 19/04/18 – Regulation needed in apartment sector – Owners’ Network

The Irish Sun 05/04/18 – COMPLETE BLACKOUT Shocking images from inside Dublin’s Metro Hotel show aftermath of horror blaze which left number of residents without accommodation

The Irish Times 24/03/18 – Metro Hotel fire: ‘Everyone lost their homes but… we lost everything’

The Irish Times 23/03/18 – Technical examination continues at Ballymun hotel fire

News At One, RTÉ Radio 1 22/03/18 – Investigation underway into cause of major blaze at Ballymun apartment block (audio link)

thejournal.ie 22/03/18 – ‘We don’t have anything else… Everything’s gone’: Entire homes destroyed in Ballymun fire

BBC News 22/03/18 – Dublin hotel fire investigation to begin

theguardian.com 22/03/18 – Eight fire engines fight blaze at Dublin hotel

Metro.co.uk 22/03/18 – Huge fire at Metro Hotel near Dublin Airport raises serious questions

Irish Mirror 22/03/18 – Resident of Metro Hotel in Ballymun, Dublin thought fire was like Grenfell Tower disaster in London

Irish Independent 22/03/18 – ‘I literally grabbed whatever. I was reminded of the Grenfell Tower’ – residents describe fleeing scene of Ballymun fire

Dublin Gazette 22/03/18 – Dublin Fire Brigade commended for response to Ballymun fire

The Irish Sun 22/03/18 – Hotel blaze Ballymun hotel fire – ‘Serious questions need to be asked’ after blaze rips through Dublin Metro hotel building as dramatic aftermath pictures emerge

Irish Mirror 21/03/18 – Large fire breaks out at Metro Hotel in Ballymun, Dublin

The Irish Sun 21/03/18 – FLAT BLAZE Emergency services rush to south Dublin apartment complex after massive blaze breaks out

DublinLive.ie 21/03/18 – Major damage as inferno breaks out at Sandyford apartment block

Irish Examiner  23/02/18 – Residents facing €400k fire safety bill

RTE.ie News 22/02/18 – Owners in Clare development faced with €2.25m bill over fire safety problems

ClareFM 15/02/18 – Brú Na Sionna Express Concern At Bills For Fire Safety Works

Irish Independent 13/02/18 – Apartment owners landed with bills of €5,000 for fire safety work

Irish Examiner 10/02/18 – The dark side of the boom for homeowners

thejournal.ie 30/01/18 – Ambulance that spotted smoke ‘billowing’ from Tallaght apartments ‘potentially saved lives’

Irish Independent 20/01/18 – ‘I simply don’t have the money’ – Homeowners told to fork out €2.25m for defects or face evacuation

Irish Examiner 27/01/18 – Building oversight simply common sense

Irish Examiner 25/01/18 – Compensate for defective Celtic Tiger homes, says Dáil Committee

The Irish Times 24/01/18 – Four Celtic Tiger developments that had fire and safety issues

The Irish Times 24/01/18 – Having the political will to prevent another Priory Hall

thejournal.ie 24/01/18 – Those who bought houses with major defects ‘should get a redress scheme’

Irish Examiner 19/01/18 – 240 homeowners in Co Clare told pay €2.25m for defects

thejournal.ie 16/01/18 – Cork residents facing mass evictions say fire safety issues can be fixed without them moving

Irish Independent 01/01/18 – Balcony defects, damp, mould and fire safety issues uncovered in prestigious boom-time development

2017

98FM 31/07/17 – Sale Of Defective Carrickmines Homes Not Finalised

Irish Examiner 31/07/17 – Council moves to reassure Carrickmines residents on fire safety timeline

The Irish Times 28/07/17 – Residents shocked by fire safety defects at south Dublin complex

98FM 28/07/17 – Row Over Sale Of Defective Carrickmines Homes For Social Housing

The Irish Times 28/07/17 – South Dublin apartments sale blocked due to safety concerns

DublinLive.ie 28/08/17 – Carrickmines Green homeowners block apartment block sale over defects and fire safety concerns

Irish Examiner 28/08/17 – Fire safety issues ‘whitewashed’ in long awaited review

thejournal.ie 20/07/17 – Building failures in Ireland: ‘There isn’t even a helpline you can call’

Law Society Gazette July 2017 – A shot at the title

Irish Daily Mail 01/07/17 – Our Celtic Tiger ‘Firetrap’ ‘Belmayne is just the tip of a very big iceberg’ (Pressreader access)

The Sunday Business Post 25/06/17 –Housing minister seeks AG’s advice on estate fire report (subscription access)

Joe.ie 20/06/17 – A number of Dublin apartment buildings issued with fire safety notices

Irish Mirror 20/06/17 – Seven potentially dangerous Dublin buildings issued with fire safety notices

thejournal.ie 16/06/17 – London tower block fire must serve as a ‘wake up call’ to Ireland

The Irish Times 16/06/17 – Could something like the Grenfell Tower fire happen in Ireland?

Independent.ie 14/05/17 – Cracking up: the legacy of Celtic Tiger Ireland

Morning Ireland, RTÉ Radio 1 11/05/17 – Firefighters bring Dublin apartment blaze under control (Verdemont Blanchardstown)

thejournal.ie 04/04/17 – Fire brought under control after Beacon South Quarter apartments evacuated

The Irish Sun 04/04/17 – Blaze BATTLE Residents forced to flee as south Dublin apartment complex goes up in flames

Independent.ie 04/04/17 – Residents evacuated after fire breaks out in south Dublin apartment complex

The Irish Times 23/03/17 – How can apartment owners avoid the hit for building defects?

Newstalk.com 16/03/17 – Owners of apartments at Dublin complex to pay €10m to fix defects

DublinLive.ie 15/03/17 – Sandyford apartment block residents face legal action from Dublin Fire Brigade

The Irish Times 07/02/17 – Safety fears scupper meeting on €10m Dublin complex defects bill

thejournal.ie 01/02/17 – Residents of Sandyford apartments asked to foot ‘potential’ €10,000 bill

Dublin People 01/02/17 – Apartment owners face massive repair bills

The Irish Times 31/01/17 – State’s biggest landlord backs €10m levy to fix Beacon defects

The Irish Times 24/01/17 – South Dublin apartment owners face €10m bill to fix defects

98FM.ie 24/01/17 – Residents of Sandyford Apartments Face Fire Safety Defects Bill for Millions

thejournal.ie 24/01/17 – Apartment owners could face ‘up to €30 million’ bill to bring complex up to regulations

2016

Irish Examiner 07/09/16 – Property firm to contribute €1m to pyrite board

Irish Independent 15/08/16 – U2 stars among 200 investors suing over apartment complex

Herald.ie 19/07/16 – Shocked Dublin homeowners face €28k bill each as fire safety flaws emerge at city apartments

Surveyors Journal Summer 2016 – Let’s look at apartment living differently

Irish Examiner 09/06/16 – Design of Cork building stopped fire spreading and helped save lives, say fire officers

Irish Examiner 08/06/16 – Firetrap homes: Homeowners suffer sour legacy of boom at Ceol Na Mara

thejournal.ie 16/05/16 – Ireland’s most dangerous homes: ‘The wood of the balcony crumbled like Weetabix’

Irish Examiner 14/05/16 – Someone finally admits they got it wrong

Drogheda Argus 07/05/16 – Ath Leathan apartments are ‘not the only ones with fire faults’

The Irish Times 30/04/16 – Dundalk residents face eviction on fire safety grounds

thejournal.ie 19/02/16 – Government wants property tax reduction law for those paying management fees pushed back six months

Irish Independent 27/02/16 – Ard Dealgan apartments still a risk to community

2015

Irish Independent 30/12/15 – Storm Frank: Gale force winds blow roof off Dublin apartment complex

Dublin Inquirer 09/12/15 – Better Bicycle Parking Must Begin at Home

The Irish Times 13/11/15 – Residents are paying unnecessary management bills, TD says

Dublin InQuirer 11/11/15 – Here’s How to Avoid Another Longboat Quay

Irish Independent 9/11/15 – Residents of fire hazard apartments may have to leave homes

The Irish Times 05/11/15 – Untangling apartment building management

thejournal.ie 31/10/15 – Overcrowding, severe mould, rotting wood: The issues with this Celtic Tiger council estate haven’t gone away

Irish Examiner 19/10/15 – Bill for defective housing a burning issue

Newstalk – 08/10/15 – Ratoath apartments could be served with fire safety notice

Today with Sean O’Rourke, RTÉ Radio 1 06/10/15 – Audit of Celtic Tiger Apartments (starts at 0:53:26)

thejournal.ie 04/10/15 – Development in Kildare among other apartments with major fire safety problem

The Irish Times 02/10/15 – Longboat Quay and building regulations

The Irish Times 02/10/15 – Fire defects in Meath estate could cost more than €1.5 million

The Irish Times 01/10/15 – Longboat Quay issue could exist in hundreds of developments

RTE.ie News – 30/09/15 – Dublin apartment residents face €4m bill over fire concerns

Morning Ireland, RTÉ Radio 1 30/09/15 – Dublin apartment complex may be evacuated

thejournal.ie 08/09/15 – Six apartments burn in overnight blaze

Irish Examiner 29/06/15 – Riverwalk Court: Homes where trouble seeps out of the walls

Irish Examiner 16/06/15 – Substandard developments: Meath County Council silent on firetrap building

Irish Examiner 15/06/15 – Council ‘left us to live in death trap flat’

The Irish Times 04/06/15 – Redress for building defects is not working

Irish Examiner 16/05/15 – Architects warning over build rules plan

RTÉ News 15/05/15 – Court hears Dublin flats to be evacuated over fire concerns

Irish Examiner 15/05/15 – Council leaves residents languishing in a fire trap

The Irish Times 07/05/15 – Making changes in a scheme in receivership

Dublin People 07/03/15 – Priory Hall is ‘tip of iceberg’

2014

thejournal.ie 25/11/14 – Irish Water? The Council? Residents with ‘lake’ in the basement don’t know who to call

The Irish Times 22/07/14 – Priory Hall €27m refit bill nearly three times original estimate

Limerick Post 24/04/14 – Limerick developer named as owner of residents’ driveways

Dundalk Democrat 09/03/14 – BBC programme puts Ard Dealgan in ‘Spotlight’

Irish Examiner 24/02/14 – Residents raise concerns about Dublin apartments after wet weather

Irish Independent 23/02/14 – Concerns at apartment block as building defects uncovered

RTE.ie 17/02/14 – Legal actions over Gallery Quay development

The Irish Mirror 25/02/14 – Priory Hall builder Tom McFeely claims he’s been made a scapegoat over firetrap complex

Irish Independent 12/01/14 – Letters: Building managers and water charges

2013

thejournal.ie 13/12/13 – “Our citizens were failed”: President welcomes Priory Hall residents to Áras

Irish Mirror 28/11/13 – Apartments evacuated over fire safety fears

thejournal.ie 28/11/13 – Meath apartment complex evacuated over fire safety concerns

Morning Ireland, RTÉ Radio 1 28/11/13 – Meath Council orders tenants to leave apartments over fire safety concerns

Limerick Post 06/11/13 – Developer to complete fire safety work on city apartments

The Irish Times 15/10/13 – Lessons of Priory Hall

BBC News 11/10/13 – Priory Hall: Dublin fire hazard flats deal accepted

thejournal.ie 10/10/13 – “We can finally put Priory Hall behind us” – deal is reached on apartment complex

The Irish Times 16/09/13 – Hogan sets deadline for Priory Hall resolution

Irish Independent 08/09/13 – How we dream this nightmare will end

Irish Independent 08/09/13 – Hundreds of boom-builds are unsafe, say experts

thejournal.ie 04/09/13 – Explainer: What is happening with Priory Hall?

thejournal.ie 01/09/13 – Two years on: Pictures show Priory Hall apartments in ruin

Irish Mirror 29/08/13 – Priory Hall resident makes impassioned plea to Taoiseach after husband takes his own life

thejournal.ie 25/08/13 – Priory Hall residents watch their homes ‘deteriorate beyond repair’

Morning Ireland, RTÉ Radio 1 09/07/13 – Fire units fight blaze at Clondalkin apartment complex

thejournal.ie 09/07/13 – 16 rescued from apartment block blaze, one woman goes into labour

Irish Independent 13/06/13 – Property occupiers hit as neighbours renege on their service charges

Herald.ie 31/05/13 – Families given a fortnight to quit ‘firetrap’ homes

The Irish Times 30/05/13 – Property Clinic

The Irish Times 22/05/13 – Troubled Dundrum apartments make €7m

Irish Examiner 17/05/13 – Priory Hall scandal: A century on, the same old story

thejournal.ie 13/05/13 – Dublin City Council: We’ve acted in the best interests of Priory Hall residents

thejournal.ie 11/05/13 – Column: I’d give my heart and soul to never have heard the words ‘Priory Hall’

thejournal.ie 11/05/13 – Priory Hall in ruins as residents left ‘in limbo’

Irish Building Magazine 23/04/13 – Eight in 10 new homes not being inspected for defects

RTÉ News 22/03/13 – Supreme Court to hear Priory Hall appeal in May

thejournal.ie 02/02/13 – Priory Hall: ‘The Tenements of the Boom’

2012

Irish Independent 06/12/12 – Law is on your side so insist on fair fees, flat dwellers told

The Irish Times 05/10/12 – Apartment owners have rights too

The Irish Times 05/10/12 – Dublin property agent faces strike-off

thejournal.ie 26/09/12 – Dublin City Council spends €638,000 on security for Priory Hall

The Irish Times 20/09/12 – Is apartment insured after winding-up?

The Irish Times 13/09/12 – Taking ownership of multi-unit living

The Irish Times 06/09/12 – Our developer went bust – what now?

The New York Times 03/09/12 – In Ruined Apartments, a Symbol of Ireland’s Fall (subscription access)

thejournal.ie 31/07/12 – Developer Thomas McFeely wins Supreme Court appeal over Priory Hall

The Irish Times 12/07/12 – What is fair in war on service charges?

The Village 02/07/12 – Priory Hall is no exception.

Irish Independent 11/04/12 – Concern over fire safety at apartment building

thejournal.ie 02/04/12 – Column: ‘I loved living in Priory Hall. I loved this apartment’

Irish Independent 01/03/12 – Don’t let property management charges go through the roof

thejournal.ie 23/02/12 – Repair work needed at homes in Dublin housing estate

Goery Guardian 24/01/12 – Apartment block destroyed in blaze

2011

thejournal.ie 28/11/11 – In pictures: Six weeks on, Priory Hall is a ghost town

Irish Examiner 22/10/11 – Priory Hall crisis was building up for years

thejournal.ie 18/10/11 – Priory Hall developers told to hand over passports

Irish Independent 18/10/11 – Priory Hall apartments never checked by fire inspectors

The Irish Times 08/11/11 – Architects must answer for misery of bad building

The Irish Times 03/11/11 – Developer of our building hasn’t handed over the common areas

The Guardian 26/10/11 – Residents flee Priory Hall, symbol of Ireland’s property madness

thejournal.ie 18/10/11 – Priory Hall developers told to hand over passports

RTÉ News 14/10/11 – Priory Hall apartments to be evacuated

The Irish Times 29/09/11 – Can the Mud Act stick?

The Irish Times 28/04/11 – Property Investor

The Irish Times 05/02/11 – Council seeks to empty buildings for fear of fire

The Irish Times 06/01/11 – Property law may fall at finish line

2010

The Irish Times 04/10/10 – Beacon creditors to hold meeting

The Irish Times 11/06/10 – Bill to regulate management firms for apartment blocks

The Irish Times 10/06/10 – Will Multi-Unit Bill ride to the rescue this summer?

2009

Irish Independent 26/11/09 – Residents left homeless after wind tears roof off apartments

The Irish Times 26/11/09 – Property Investor

The Sunday Business Post 19/09/09 – Group to lobby for changes to new developments bill (subscription access)

Irish Independent 09/09/09 – Flat residents ‘owed €181,000 by Carroll firms’

The Irish Times 19/06/09 – Bill to regulate development fees and charges broadly welcomed

The Irish Times 28/05/09 – Bill to protect homeowners from management firms

RTE.ie 27/05/09 – Apartments bill to give owners more rights

Herald.ie 15/04/09 – Judge’s ruling gives residents of apartments new legal rights

Irish Independent 20/02/09 – Managing on your own

The Irish Times 24/02/09 – Owners subsidising developers, says council

2008

The Irish Times 17/12/08 – Guidebooks on property management published

The Irish Times 25/09/08 – The ‘intelligent’ guide to apartment living

The Irish Times 24/09/08 – New guide targets apartment dwellers

Irish Independent 12/09/08 – Flat plan: Do I own my balcony?

The Irish Times 26/06/08 – Apartment managers will have to change ways

The Irish Times 24/06/08 – Proposals to reform apartment management

Irish Independent 27/05/08 – The questions you must ask before buying an apartment

The Irish Times 08/02/08 – Apartment stumbling block

2007

The Irish Times 22/11/07 – Home Truths – Gogan’s guide to apartment living is refreshingly no-nonsense

The Irish Times 01/11/07 – Apartment owners out in force to discuss management companies

Irish Examiner 08/06/07 – Property management complaints to rise

2006

Irish Independent 19/12/06 – Law reform relief for flat owners

News At One, RTÉ Radio 1 03/10/06 – No regulation of companies that manage apartment blocks

The Irish Times 19/01/06 – Residents take charge of charges

2023

Seanad Éireann Debate 31/05/23 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Debate 30/05/23 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 25/05/23 – Housing Policy

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 18/05/23 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 4/05/23 – Legislative Measures

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 3/05/23 – Legislative Reviews

Seanad Éireann Debate 3/05/23 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 18/04/23 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 18/04/23 – Legislative Measures

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 18/04/23 – Small and Medium Enterprises

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 29/03/23 – Defective Building Materials

Seanad Éireann Debate 28/03/23 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 21/03/23 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Debate 9/03/23 – Committee of Public Accounts

Dáil Éireann Debate 9/03/23 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Debate 9/03/23 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Debate 7/03/23 – Public Procurement Contracts

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 28/02/23 – Departmental Schemes

Seanad Éireann Debate 28/02/23 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Debate 26/01/23 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Debate 24/01/23 – Defective Building Materials

Committe of Public Accounts Debate 19/01/23 – Section 2 Report – Unauthorised Release of Funds from the Central Fund of the Exchequer

Dáil Éireann Debate 18/01/23 – Order of Business

2022

Dáil Éireann Debate 15/12/22 – Defects in Apartments – Working Group to Examine Defects in Housing Report: Statements

Seanad Éireann Debate 13/12/22 – Finance Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 13/12/22 – Fire Safety

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 08/12/22 – Energy Prices

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 07/12/22 – Building Regulations

Dáil Éireann Debate 06/12/22 – Building Defects: Motion [Private Members]

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 01/12/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Debate 01/12/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Debate 01/12/22 – Leaders’ Questions

Dáil Éireann Debate 01/12/22 – Priority Questions – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 22/11/22 – Waste Management

Seanad Éireann Debate 17/11/22 – Commencement Matters – Energy Conversation

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 15/11/22 – Housing Provision

Seanad Éireann Debate 10/11/22 – Commencement Matters – Housing Policy

Dáil Éireann Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach Debate 10/11/22 – Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage

Dáil Éireann Debate 10/11/22 – Questions on Policy or Legislation

Seanad Éireann Debate 09/11/22 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 08/11/22 – Tax Code

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 08/11/22 – National Asset Management Agency

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 08/11/22 – Energy Policy

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 08/11/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 08/11/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Debate 26/10/22 – Leaders’ Questions

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 26/10/22 – Legislative Reviews

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 26/10/22 – Legislative Measures

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 25/10/22 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 19/10/22 – Legislative Reviews

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 18/10/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 18/10/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Debate 18/10/22 – Economic Policy

Dáil Éireann Debate 18/10/22 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 13/10/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 11/10/22 – Housing Policy

Dáil Éireann Debate 11/10/22 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Debate 11/10/22 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 06/10/22 – Departmental Policies

Dáil Éireann Debate 04/10/22 – Defective Concrete Products Levy: Motion [Private Members]

Dáil Éireann Debate 04/10/22 – Housing for All Update: Statements (Resumed)

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 04/10/22 – Energy Policy

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 04/10/22 – Fire Safety

Dáil Éireann Debate 28/09/22 – Defective Building Materials

Seanad Éireann Debate 27/09/22 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Debate 27/09/22 – Budget Statement 2023

Dáil Éireann Debate 22/09/22 – Topical Issue Debate

Dáil Éireann Debate 22/09/22 – Questions on Policy or Legislation

Dáil Éireann Debate 21/09/22 – National Retrofit Plan: Motion [Private Members]

Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage 20/09/22 – Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities

Dáil Éireann Debate 20/09/22 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Debate 20/09/22 – Housing Policy

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 15/09/22 – Tax Data

Dáil Éireann Debate 15/09/22 – Questions on Policy or Legislation

Seanad Éireann Debate 15/09/22 – Building Regulations

Dáil Éireann Debate 14/09/22 – Questions on Policy or Legislation

Seanad Éireann Debate 14/09/22 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 08/09/22 – Waste Management

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 08/09/22 – Legislative Reviews

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 08/09/22 – Tax Credits

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 08/09/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 08/09/22 – Defective Building Materials

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage 28/07/22 – Working Group to Examine Defects in Housing

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage 28/07/22 – Minister O’Brien welcomes the report of the working group examining defects in purpose-built apartments and duplexes constructed between 1991 and 2013

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 26/07/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 26/07/22 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 26/07/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Debate 14/07/22 – Leaders’ Questions

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 14/07/22 – Defective Building Materials

Joint Committee on Transport and Communications debate 13/07/22 – Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy: Discussion

Seanad Éireann Debate 13/07/22 – Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 12/07/22 – Housing Policy

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 12/07/22 – Insurance Coverage

Dáil Éireann Debate 12/07/22 – Departmental Functions

Seanad Éireann Debate 11/07/22 – Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 07/07/22 – Fire Safety

Dáil Éireann Debate 06/07/22 – European Parliament and Council Directive on Protecting Persons who engage in Public Participation: Motion

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 05/07/22 – Tax Credits

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 05/07/22 – Building Regulations

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 05/07/22 – National Asset Management Agency

Dáil Éireann Debate 30/06/22 – Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 28/06/22 – Fire Safety

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 23/06/22 – Electric Vehicles

Seanad Éireann Debate 22/06/22 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Debate 22/06/22 – Questions on Policy or Legislation

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 21/06/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 15/06/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 14/06/22 – Energy Usage

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 14/06/22 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 31/05/22 – Electric Vehicles

Seanad Éireann Debate 19/05/22 – Order of Business

Seanad Éireann Debate 19/05/22 – Commencement Matters – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 17/05/22 – Energy Prices

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 17/05/22 – Housing Schemes

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 17/05/22 – Departmental Reports

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 10/05/22 – Energy Policy

Seanad Éireann Debate 10/05/22 – Commencement Matters – Fire Safety

Seanad Éireann Debate 10/05/22 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 10/05/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 05/05/22 – Social Welfare Eligibility

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 05/05/22 – Company Law

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 05/05/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 04/05/22 – Departmental Schemes

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 04/05/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 04/05/22 – Electric Vehicles

The Housing Agency / Law Society of Ireland 05/05/2022 – Webinar: Owners’ Management Companies- a discussion of legal reform under Housing for All

Dáil Éireann Debate 28/04/22 – Questions on Policy or Legislation

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment 28/04/22 – Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 extended to 31 December 2022

Seanad Éireann Debate 26/04/22 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 26/04/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 26/04/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 26/04/22 – Tax Credits

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 26/04/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 26/04/22 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 26/04/22 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 07/04/22 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 07/04/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Debate 07/04/22 – Fire Safety

Dáil Éireann Debate 07/04/22 – Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed)

Dáil Éireann Debate 07/04/22 – Recycling Policy

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 05/04/22 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Debate 05/04/22 – Building Regulations

Dáil Éireann Debate 31/03/22 – Topical Issue Debate – Management of Estates

Dáil Éireann Debate 31/03/22 – Questions on Promised Legislation

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 30/03/22 – Defective Building Materials

Department of Justice 28/03/22 – Justice Plan 2022 – Action 82

Dáil Éireann Debate 23/03/22 – Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 23/03/22 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 22/03/22 – Construction Industry

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 22/03/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 22/03/22 – Property Management Companies

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 08/03/22 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 03/03/22 – Electric Vehicles

Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage Debate 03/03/22 – Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage

Dáil Éireann Debate 17/02/22 – National Retrofitting Scheme: Statements

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 17/02/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 17/02/22 – Tax Credits

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 15/02/22 – Departmental Schemes

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 15/02/22 – Legislative Measures

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 15/02/22 – Departmental Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate 10/02/22 – Planning and Development (Amendment) (Breach of Building Regulations) Bill 2022: First Stage

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 10/02/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 08/02/22 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 03/02/22 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 01/02/22 – Departmental Consultations

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 01/02/22 – Electric Vehicles

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage 31/01/22 – Public urged to share experiences of defects in apartments and duplexes

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 27/01/22 – Departmental Data

Dáil Éireann Debate 26/01/22 – Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed)

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 25/01/22 – Departmental Priorities

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 20/01/22 – Property Management Companies

Department of Justice – Answer to Parliamentary Questions 262, 263, 264, 265, 266

Dáil Éireann Debate 20/01/22 – Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Second Stage

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 19/01/22 – Solar Energy Guidelines

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 19/01/22 – Electric Vehicles

Data Protection Commission January 2022 – Data Protection Considerations Relating to Multi-Unit Developments and Owners’ Management Companies

2021

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 16/12/21 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 16/12/21 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 16/12/21 – Property Management Companies

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 16/12/21 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Debate 14/12/21 – Departmental Strategies

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 15/12/21 – Tax Code

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 15/12/21 – Electric Vehicles

Seanad Éireann Debate 14/12/21 – Order of Business

Seanad Éireann Debate 14/12/21 – Commencement Matters

Dáil Éireann Debate 08/12/21 – Topical Issues Debate – Housing Schemes

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 08/12/21 – Fire Service

Dáil Éireann Debate 07/12/21 – Dublin Fire Brigade: Motion [Private Members]

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 07/12/21 – Housing Policy

Seanad Éireann Debate 07/12/21 – Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage

Dáil Éireann Debate 02/12/21 – Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage

Dáil Éireann Debate 02/12/21 – Questions on Promised Legislation

Seanad Éireann Debate 01/12/21 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 30/11/21 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 25/11/21 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 24/11/21 – Building Regulations

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 23/11/21 – Court Judgments

Dáil Éireann Debate 23/11/21 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 23/11/21 – Environmental Impact Assessments

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 23/11/21 – Fire Safety

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 23/11/21 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 18/11/21 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 17/11/21 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 16/11/21 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 16/11/21 – Fire Service

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 16/11/21 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 11/11/21 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 04/11/21 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 02/11/21 – Electric Vehicles

Seanad Éireann Debate 02/11/21 – Commencement Matters – Tax Reliefs

Dáil Éireann Debate 30/09/21 – Defective Dwellings Bill 2021: First Stage

Green Party 30/09/21 – Green Party’s Defective Dwelling Bill to ensure homes are fit for purpose

Seanad Éireann Debate 21/10/21 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 12/10/21 – Tax Code

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 12/10/21 – Fire Service

Dáil Éireann Debate 06/10/21 – Leaders’ Questions

Seanad Éireann Debate 06/10/21 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 05/10/21 – Fire Safety

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 05/10/21 – Defective Building Materials

Seanad Éireann Debate 29/09/21 – Housing For All – a New Housing Plan for Ireland: Statements

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 28/09/21 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 28/09/21 – Tax Code

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 28/09/21 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 21/09/21 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Debate 16/09/21 – Leader’s Questions

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 16/09/21 – Renewable Energy Generation

Dáil Éireann Debate 15/09/21 – Freedom of Information: Motion [Private Members]

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 15/09/21 – Housing Provision

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 09/09/21 – Renewable Energy Generation

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage – Housing for All – Chapter 5.5.5- Reform Owners’ Management Companies

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 27/07/21 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 27/07/21 – Departmental Schemes

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 27/07/21 – Solar Energy Guidelines

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 27/07/21 – Tax Reliefs

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 15/07/21 – Building Regulations

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 15/07/21 – Departmental Schemes

Dáil Éireann Debate 15/07/21 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Debate 14/07/21 – Departmental Correspondence

Seanad Éireann Debate 12/07/21 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Debate 08/07/21 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 08/07/21 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 06/07/21 – Building Regulations

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 29/06/21 – Property Management Companies

Seanad Éireann Debate 28/06/21 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 24/06/21 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 17/06/21 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Debate 17/06/21 – Questions on Promised Legislation

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 16/06/21 – Construction Industry

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 15/06/21 – Programme for Government

Dáil Éireann Debate 15/06/21 – Pyrite and Mica Redress Issues: Motion [Private Members]

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 03/06/21 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 27/05/21 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 27/05/21 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 25/05/21 – Proposed Legislation

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 25/05/21 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 12/05/21 – Housing Issues

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 05/05/21 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 28/04/21 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 28/04/21 – Housing Issues

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 28/04/21 – Housing Issues

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 28/04/21 – Property Management Companies

Oireachtas Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage 20/04/20 – Vote 34 – Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised)

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 31/03/21 – Fire Safety

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 31/03/21 – Programme for Government

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 24/03/21 – Building Regulations

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 24/03/21 – Building Regulations

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 24/03/21 – Home Loan Scheme

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 24/03/21 – Property Management Companies

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 24/03/21 – Vacant Properties

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 24/03/21 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 24/03/21- Insurance Coverage

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 11/03/21 – Building Regulations

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 11/03/21 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 10/03/21 – Renewable Energy Generation

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 04/03/21 – Defective Buildings

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 03/03/21 – Social and Affordable Housing

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 03/03/21- Rental Sector

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 18/02/21 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 17/02/21 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 17/02/21 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 17/02/21 – Property Tax

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage 16/02/21 – Minister O’Brien establishes Independent Working Group to examine defective housing

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 28/01/21 – Property Management Companies

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 28/01/21 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 27/01/21 – Property Services Regulatory Authority

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 27/01/21 – Building Regulations

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage 21/01/21 – Minister O’Brien appoints Mr. Seamus Neely to Chair Independent Working Group on Defective Housing

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 20/01/21 – Housing Issues

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 20/01/21 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 14/01/21 – Building Regulations (cost of Priory Hall)

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 14/01/21 – Departmental Strategies

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 13/01/21 – Housing Issues (Building Defects Working Group)

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 13/01/21 – Fire Safety 

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment 09/12/21 – Minister Troy announces extension of Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 to 30 April 2022

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach – debate 16/11/21 – Finance Bill 2021 Committee Stage

2020

MerrionStreet.ie 30/11/20 – Minister for Justice announces new Minimum Standards for the provision of Property Services

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 15/12/20 – Property Management Companies

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 15/12/20 – Housing Issues

Seanad Éireann Order of Business 08/12/20 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 03/12/20 – Building Regulations

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 01/12/20 – Building Regulations

Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage 01/12/20 – Construction Defects – Recording

Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage 01/12/20 – Construction Defects: Discussion with Construction Defects Alliance

Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage 01/12/20 – Kath Cottier Opening Statement

Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage 01/12/20 – Deirdre Ní Fhloinn BL Opening Statement

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 24/11/20 – Electric Vehicles

Oireachtas Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach 18/11/20 – Committee Stage consideration of the Finance Bill 2020 (Amendment No. 168 Report on tax deduction for apartment management charges)

Oireachtas Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach 18/11/20 – Committee Stage consideration of the Finance Bill 2020 (discussion starts at 3:25:30)

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 17/11/20 – Property Management Companies

Dáil Éireann Debate 10/11/20 – Energy Production

Dáil Éireann Debate 10/11/20 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Debate 10/11/20 – Other Questions

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 10/11/20 – Legislative Reviews

Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage 01/12/20 – Construction Defects

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 04/11/20 – Recycling Policy

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 22/10/20 – Electric Vehicles

Dáil Éireann Debate 22/10/20 – Latent Defects Redress Bill 2020: First Stage

Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage 13/10/20 – Debate

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 06/10/20 – Defective Building Materials

Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage 06/10/20 – Committee Work Programme: Discussion

Seanad Éireann Order of Business 25/09/20 – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 24/09/20 – Planning Issues

Dáil Éireann Debate 23/09/20 – National Asset Management Agency

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 15/09/20 – Departmental Schemes (Construction Defects Working Group)

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 08/09/20 – Housing Policy (Management Companies)

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 08/09/20 – Housing Policy (Management Companies)

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 30/07/20 – MUDs and Taking in Charge

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 20/05/20 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 13/05/20 – Housing Issues

2019

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 12/12/19 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 03/12/19 – Fire Safety Regulations

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 28/11/19 – Building Regulations 

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 23/07/19 – Housing Estates Maintenance / Taking in Charge

Dáil Éireann Order of Business 25/06/19 – An tOrd Gnó – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Debate 19/02/19 – Management Fees (Local Property Tax) Relief Bill 2018: Second Stage

Joint Oireachtas Committee on BE&I 19/02/19 – General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion

Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government 07/11/19 – Latent Defects – debate full text

Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government 07/11/19 – Latent Defects (playback starts 0:58:50)

Dáil Éireann Debate 22/10/19 – Latent Defects Redress Bill 2019: First Stage

Joint Oireachtas Committee on HP&LG 16/02/19 – General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed)

Dáil Éireann Debate 08/10/19 – Budget Statement 2020 (EV charging points in apartments)

Seanad Éireann Order of Business 26/09/19 – Housing: Statements

Seanad Éireann Order of Business 24/09/19 – An tOrd Gnó – Order of Business

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 18/09/19 – Building Regulations

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Questions 23/07/19 – Electric Vehicles – Charging Facilities/Grants for Apartments

Dáil Éireann debate 11/07/19 – Questions on Promised Legislation (Resumed)

Dáil Éireann Order of Business 02/07/19 – An tOrd Gnó – Order of Business

Seanad Éireann Order of Business 25/06/19 – An tOrd Gnó – Order of Business

Seanad Éireann Order of Business 20/06/19 – An tOrd Gnó – Order of Business

Seanad Éireann Debate 30/05/19 – Fire Safety in Apartment Dwellings: Statements

Seanad Éireann Commencement Matters 29/05/19 – Defective Building Materials

Dáil Éireann Debate 16/05/19 – Property Services (Regulation) (Amendment) (Management Company Regulation) Bill 2018: Second Stage – Written record

Dáil Éireann Debate 16/05/19 – Property Services (Regulation) (Amendment) (Management Company Regulation) Bill 2018: Second Stage – Recording (starts at 05:00:00)

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 15/01/19 – Building Control Management System

2018

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 14/11/18 – Fire Safety

Dáil Éireann Debate 04/07/18 – Property Services (Regulation) (Amendment) (Management Company Regulation) Bill 2018: First Stage

Dáil Éireann Parliamentary Question 03/07/18 – Housing Management Companies

Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government 19/04/18 – Issues Impacting Apartment and Multi Unit Developments (starts at 0:35:10)

Pre-2018

Department of Justice 04/04/12 – Minister Shatter establishes new Property Services Regulatory Authority

Houses of the Oireachtas – Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009 (Bill 32 of 2009)

Northern Ireland Assembly Private Members’ Business 9/11/09 – Multi-unit Development Management Company Reform

Department of Justice 27/05/09 – Ahern Launches New Deal for Apartment Owners – Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009 outlines legal protections for existing and new complexes

Department of Justice 25/01/07 – Address by An Tánaiste at the Conference on Multi-Unit Developments

Department of Justice 09/12/06 – Address by the Tánaiste at the launch of the Law Reform Commission’s Consultation Paper on Multi-Unit Developments

The Housing Agency / Irish Council for Social Housing 31/03/22 – Social Housing in Mixed Tenure Communities

 

Safety Science – DCU Business School 18/04/22 – Fire safety protection motivation and preparedness in Irish apartments: A Post-Grenfell analysis

 

Ruth Moore, TU Dublin, BSc Dissertation 29/10/21 – An examination of the legal basis for the enforcement of Service Charge debt recovery in Ireland and its efficacy with respect to Multi-Unit Developments

 

Jamie Brindley, TU Dublin, BSc Dissertation 06/05/20 – Is the 2011 Multi-Unit Developments Act fit for purpose?

 

Deirdre Ní Fhloinn, University of Dublin, Trinity College, PhD Thesis 2019 – Remedies for Defective Housing: Devising a Model for Legal Redress and Regulatory Reform

 

The Housing Agency / Clúid Housing 20/06/19 – Owners’ Management Companies, Sustainable Apartment Living for Ireland

 

Roisin Byrne, DIT MSc Thesis 23/10/18 – An Examination of the performance of the Multi-Unit Development Act 2011

 

Finbarr Malone, DIT MSc Thesis 23/10/17 – Financial Planning in Multi-Unit Developments

 

Adele McKeown, DIT MSc Thesis 10/10/16 – Service Charge Collection In Multi-Unit Developments

 

James O’Connor, DIT MSc Thesis 07/01/13 – A Critical Evaluation of the Multi-Unit Developments (MUD) Act 2011

Chartered Institute of Housing 21/06/23 – Successful apartment living – OMCs not OMG!

The Bar Review June 2023 – Defective Buildings – UK and Irish Approaches

The Housing Agency 25/04/23 –  YouTube Webinar: Multi-Unit Developments – A Practical Overview of Key Governance and Legal Topics

The Housing Agency 12/04/23 – Webinar: Multi-Unit Developments – A Practical Overview of Key Governance and Legal Topics

Engineers Ireland 6/04/23 – Webinar Draft Technical Guidance Document B for Public Consultation

The Housing Agency March 2023 – Multi-Unit Developments & Owners’ Management Companies: A Compilation of Writing from The Housing Agency

Decisis Law Reports 18/02/23 – Management company of apartment complex not liable for injuries sustained by tenant who slipped on ice

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage 20/01/23 – Public Consultation on the Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage 20/01/23 – Government seeks public’s views on new fire safety regulations

Department of Transport 19/01/23 – First national electric vehicle charging infrastructure strategy published

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage 18/01/23 – Government approves establishment of defects scheme for apartments and duplexes

Local Government and Heritage 18/01/23 – Proposed Approach to Support Remediation of Defects in Apartments and Duplexes – Your Questions Answered

Mason Hayes & Curran 09/01/23 – Owners’ Management Companies and Registers of Members

IPAV Online Lettings and Residential Conference 2021 23/11/22 – OMCs and the MUD Act

The Housing Agency 04/10/22 – Outreach Events for Stakeholders in Multi-Unit Developments

Local Authority Times Summer 2022 – ON THE UP AND UP… What the Growth in Apartment Numbers Means for Local Authorities (p. 10-11)

Surveyors Journal Autumn 2022 – Facing Up To Defective Housing

The Housing Agency 22/09/22 – Webinar Recording An Introduction to the SEAI Electric Vehicle Apartment Charger Grant Scheme

The Housing Agency 08/09/22 – Webinar: An Introduction to the SEAI Electric Vehicle Apartment Charger Grant Scheme

SEAI 21/07/22 – Minister Ryan announces the launch of a new Office: Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland (Launch of the Apartment Charging Grant)

Cronin Law 02/07/22 – Apartment Owners – Control Of The Apartment Complex

Recycle IT 28/06/22 – Dublin Apartments – Recycling Initiative

Cooney Carey 18/05/22 – OMCs: Taxation

Cooney Carey 11/05/22 – OMCs: Once-off levies

Cooney Carey 04/05/22 – 05/2022 OMCs: Sinking (Building Investment) Funds

Cooney Carey 25/04/22 – OMCs: Service Charges and Service Charge Budgets

The Law Society – Owners’ management companies webinar

The Housing Agency – Webinar: Owners’ management companies- a discussion of legal reform under Housing for All

Cooney Carey 21/04/22 – OMCs: Multi-Unit Development Act 2011 – Annual Report

Cooney Carey 07/04/22 – OMCs: Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011

The Housing Agency 05/04/22 – Appointment of Researchers – Research into the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011

Cooney Carey 24/03/22 – Owners’ Management Companies

Commercial Litigation Association of Ireland 16/02/22 – Clarion Quay Management Company CLG v. Dublin City Council [2021] IEHC 811

CSO Ireland 16/03/22 – Census calls for apartment dwellers assistance

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage – Public Consultation on the Draft Fire Safety Guide for Building Owners and Operators – Guide for Persons having Control under Section 18(2) Fire Services Acts 1981 & 2003

DSBA The Parchment Spring 2022 – Complex Management Company Agreements and Litigation

Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage – Online survey in relation to defects in apartment and duplex buildings

Architecture Ireland Jan/Feb 2022 – Apartments, design, and operating costs (page 74)

IPAV Online Lettings and Residential Conference 2021 20/11/21 – OMCs and the MUD Act

Chill Insurance 27/09/21 – What To Look For When Buying An Apartment THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE PURCHASING

Engineers Journal 27/09/21 – Engineering a catastrophe? How human error causes high-rise tragedies (subscription access)

Office of the Planning Regulator September 2021 – A Guide to Taking in Charge of Completed Residential Developments (Planning Leaflet 15)

Ireland’s Housing Action 32 30/08/21 – Directors, Are they right for your estate????

Books Ireland Magazine – Biting polemic and a convincing case—Defects, by Eoin Ó Broin

Eventbrite.com 26/08/21 – Book Launch 8 September 2021: “Defects” Living with the legacy of the Celtic Tiger

PSRA 25/08/21 – High Court confirms the PSRA’s revocation of a Wexford Estate Agent’s licence and prohibition from applying for a licence together with almost €200,000 in financial penalties

VOICE Ireland 23/08/21 – Apartment Residents have Rotten Access to Compost Facilities

The Housing Agency July/August 2021 – Watch back: Multi-Unit Developments Training Webinars

The Housing Agency 19/08/21 – Multi-Unit Developments Training Session 6: Sinking Funds

VOICE Ireland 16/08/21 – Upgrading Shared Bin Experience (USE) Pilot 2021/2022

The Housing Agency 12/08/21 – Multi-Unit Developments Training Session 5: Role of the Management Agent and the PSRA

SEAI Public Consultation 06/08/21 – EV Apartment Charger Grant Support Scheme

SEAI Public Consultation 05/08/21 – Electric Vehicle EV Apartment Charger Grant Scheme – Consultation Event (YouTube)

The Housing Agency 05/08/21 – Multi-Unit Developments Training Session 4: Company Law for OMCs

MerrionStreet.ie 04/08/21 – Minister O’Brien signs new regulations for the installation of Electric Vehicle recharging Infrastructure

Surveyors Journal Summer 2021 – MUD Act at 10

Surveyors Journal Summer 2021 – Don’t Let the Fund Sink

The Housing Agency 29/07/21 – Multi-Unit Developments Training Session 3: MUD Financial Management and OMC Accounts

Philip Lee Law 28/07/21 – Does the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 (“MUDs Act”) apply to entire multi-unit schemes leased for social housing and PRS?

SEAI Public Consultation 28/07/21 – EV Apartment Charger Grant Support Scheme – Webinar

The Housing Agency 25/07/21 – Multi-Unit Developments Training Session 2: Service Charges and Debt Collection

The Housing Agency 16/07/21 – Multi-Unit Developments Training Session 1: The Multi Unit Developments Act 2011

ConstructionIreland.ie 05/07/21 – Call For Local Property Tax To Be Inputted Into Developing Sinking Funds For Properties

The Housing Agency 30/06/21 – Multi-Unit Developments Training

Beauchamps Solicitors 04/06/21 – The Professional Indemnity Insurance Vacuum: A Speedhump for Irish construction in the short term and a longer term problem

The Property Professional Quarter 2 2021 – Owners’ Management Companies (p. 8 & 16)

Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland 26/05/21 – Building Defects and Failures – A Shortfall in Performance (webinar)

CornerStone, Special edition: a tribute to Simon Brooke – May 2021 – Owners’ management companies and sustainable apartment living (pages 34-35)

The Housing Agency 19/05/21 – New guide highlights 10 considerations for directors involved in ownership and management of residential estates

Chartered Accountants Ireland 19/05/21 – New governance guide for directors of owners’ management companies

Cooney Carey 17/05/21 – Owners’ Management Companies Service Charges and Service Charge Budgets

The Housing Agency 10/05/21 – Launch of New Guide for Owners’ Management Companies

Chartered Accountants Ireland 06/05/21 – Launch of new guide for directors of owners’ management companies

Cooney Carey 26/04/21 – Owners’ Management Companies Sinking (Building Investment) Funds

Cooney Carey 24/04/21 – Owners’ Management Companies – Taxation

Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland 21/04/21 – Review of Multi-Unit Development legislation – Policy position

The Housing Agency – Annual Report 2019 (pages 14, 15, 20)

Office of the Information Commissioner 10/03/21 – Mr and Ms X and Clare County Council Case Number: OIC-101570-K7P2P9

VOICE Ireland 04/03/21 – Upgrading Shared bin Experience – improving recycling rates in apartments and MUDs

The Property Professional Quarter 1 2021 – Owners’ Management Companies (p. 24-25)

LGiU 27/01/21 – Local government and multi-unit developments in Ireland

Engineers Ireland YouTube 25/01/21 – Fire Safety Issues in Existing Flats and Maisonettes

William Fry 11/01/21 – Security for Costs: Further Developments

Ability Property Services 08/01/21 – New Standards set for Property Service Providers

McCann Fitzgerald 05/01/21 – New Standards set for Property Service Providers

Mason Hayes Curran Solicitors 06/11/20 – Breaking the Circuit – Effective Collection of Service Charges

Mason Hayes Curran Solicitors 26/08/20 – COVID-19 – Virtual AGMs and Owners’ Management Companies

Accounting and Business (Ireland edition) April 2020 – Building blocks

Kane Tuohy Solicitors 30/03/20 – Covid-19 – Briefing Note on OMC AGMS and Service Charges

Engineers Ireland YouTube 23/03/20 – Fire Safety Legacy Issues and the Boom

Engineers Journal 12/03/20 – Fire regulations and legacy issues from the Celtic Tiger years

Governance + Compliance Magazine February 2020 – Round the Houses

Engineers Journal 12/03/20 – Fire regulations and legacy issues from the Celtic Tiger years

Council Review Q4 2019, Issue 62 – Complex Issues of Sustainable Apartment Living for Ireland

Pleanáil 2019/2020 – A review of “Owners’ Management Companies – Sustainable apartment living for Ireland” in the context of the achievement of Project Ireland 2040 compact growth targets (page 106)

Architecture Ireland Nov/Dec 2019 – Sustainable apartment living for Ireland (page 103)

Bespoke Estate Agents 22/10/19 – The Importance of a Sinking Fund

Mason Hayes & Curran 17/10/19 – Corporate Governance & Compliance: Owners’ Management Companies – Common Problems and Pitfalls

Accountancy Ireland 01/10/19 – Business heads, community hearts

Social Housing, ICSH Newsletter Summer/Autumn 2019 – Owners’ Management Companies (page 15)

SCSI 12/08/19 – Building Better Buildings – Budget 2020 Submission

Mason Hayes & Curran 30/05/19 – Construction Update: Another Hurdle for Owners’ Management Companies in Litigation

OmniPro Accounts 09/05/19 – The Key Problem Areas Encountered by Irish Auditors for Property Management Audits

Dillon Eustace Solicitors 03/01/19 – Interplay between the MUD Act and insolvent development companies

Surveyors Journal Winter 2018 – That sinking feeling

Engineers Ireland YouTube 6/11/18 – Fire fighting in high rise buildings

The Construction Bar Association of Ireland 27/04/18 – An Overview of the Multi-Unit Development (MUD) Act 2011 (Mema Byrne BL)

Engineers Ireland YouTube 23/03/18 – New Realities in Tall Building Fire Safety

Assoication of Chartered Certified Accountants January 2018 – Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011

Byrne Wallace Solicitors 30/11/17 – Key Aspects of the Multi-Unit Development Act

Engineers Journal 10/10/17 – Is Ireland any closer to avoiding its own Grenfell Tower disaster?

International Journal of Law in the Built Environment 09/10/17 – Liability in negligence for building defects in Ireland, England and Australia

The Law Society 06/09/17 – Multi-unit developments and establishing title

Surveyors Journal Autumn 2017 – Burning Issues

LK Shields 29/08/17 – Fire Legislation and Regulations for Apartments

Department of Social Protection 10/05/17 – Dept. of Social Protection puts emergency procedures in place for Verdemont apartment residents

Progressive Economy @TASC 16/03/17 – Beacon South Quarter crisis reflects the worst of Turbo Capitalism

Leman Solicitors 26/10/16 – Grey area created by decision that using residential properties as Airbnb short term holiday lets are subject to planning permission

Hayes Solicitors 19/10/16 – Developers cleared in fire safety dispute

Cooney Carey 7/12/15 – Owner Management Companies – Service Charge Debtors: Do We Still Need To Provide?

Public Affairs Ireland 03/11/15 – Multi-unit Developments Act 2011

Cooney Carey 03/11/15 – OMCs Part 8: Owner Management Companies that have Share Capital – DACs

Cooney Carey 12/10/15 – OMCs Part 7: Company Limited by Guarantee not having a Share Capital (CLG)

Cooney Carey 14/09/15 – OMCs Part 6: Does Companies Act 2014 affect OMC’s?

Cooney Carey 27/07/15- OMCs Part 5: Sinking (Building Investment) Fund

Benchmark Property 03/07/15 – An Analysis of the of the Impact of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 on New Multi-Unit Developments

Cooney Carey 26/07/15 – OMCs Part 4: Service Charge Debtors

Cooney Carey 17/06/15 – OMCs Part 3: Directors’ Responsibilities

Leman Solicitors 13/04/15 – Muddy Waters – What the MUD Act Means for Your Development

Cooney Carey 01/04/15 – OMCs Part 2: Directors Report vs MUD Annual Report

Cooney Carey 18/02/15 – Multi-Unit Development Act 2011 – 4 Years On

Surveyors Journal Winter 2014 – Professional guidance for property managers in multi-unit developments

Mason Hayes & Curran Solicitors 16/12/14 – Insolvency Law Update: Dissolved Management Companies – a More Efficient Approach?

Field Fisher Solicitors 28/07/14 – Multi-Unit Development Act, 2011 – failure to comply a blot on title or not?

Law Society of Ireland 06/06/14 – Practice Note – Application of Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 to conventional housing (both existing and new start-ups)

The Construction Bar Association of Ireland March 2014 – Building Defects in Multi-Unit Developments Barra McCabe BL

Accountancy Plus December 2013 – Audit of Owners’ Management Companies

Property Clinic SCSI 23/06/13 – If the director of our Owners’ Management Company becomes the managing agent too, who will monitor it?

Surveyors Journal Summer 2013 – Service charges excluded?

Surveyors Journal Winter 2012 – No smoke without fire? Fire safety and building standards in Ireland

Irish Property and Facility Management Association Issue I, 2012 – Residential Consumer Guide – Noise and Anti-Social Behaviour

Accountancy Plus December 2011 – Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 – The Legal Aspects

Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland 15/12/11 – Buying a House – Is the Buyer Protected? Some Reflections from a Legal Perspective

Law Society of Ireland 04/11/11 – Practice Note – Effect of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 on existing developments

Byrne Wallace Solicitors 02/10/11 – Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011

Klumer Mediation Blog 03/09/11 – Muddying the Waters – Confidentiality and Voluntariness in the MUDs Act 2011

Surveyors Journal Summer 2011 – MUD is good

Wyse Property Management Limited June 2011 – MUD Act 2011 – Brief Summary and Practical Issues

Accountancy Plus June 2011 – Auditing Property Management Companies

Law Society Gazette May 2011 – Here’s MUD in Your Eye (page 34)

Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 – Number 2 of 2011

Dr. Lorcan Sirr, DIT, Public Affairs Ireland June/July 2010 – Apartment Living and the Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009

The Competition Authority 14/08/09 – Decision – Case COM/06/06 Alleged anticompetitive practices in the provision of pay-TV infrastructure and services to apartment developments

The Competition Authority August 2009 – Pay-TV exclusivity in apartment developments – Guidance to residents

Environmental Protection Agency 19/04/08 – Organic Waste Management in Apartments – Final Report

Irish Building Control Institute 06/03/08 – Fire Engineering in Residential Buildings

Dillon Eustace 15/02/08 – Common Areas of Apartment Developments

Law Society Gazette March 2007 – Arrested developments? (page 38)

Auctioneering/Estate Agency Review Group July 2005 – Report to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Law Society of Ireland 01/07/00 – Practice Note – Transfer of Common Areas to Management Company

Law Society of Ireland 01/05/00 – Insurance on apartments or quasi-apartments