Tag: housing

Laois County Council have approved a loan of €1.25 million to purchase land in Portlaoise and Mountmellick. The proposal came from Senior Council Engineer, Mr...

A local developer has applied to Laois County Council for planning permission to begin a new residential development in one of the county's biggest...

Research by the Oireachtas Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) estimates social housing needs in Laois at over €400 million. The PBO's research analysed the number of...

Laois County Council have awarded planning permission to Kingscroft Developments Ltd for a residential development in Cooltederry, Portarlington. The development is to comprise of 67...

Minister for Housing, Darragh O'Brien, was in Laois today where he officially opened several housing developments across the county. On a whistle-stop tour, the Fianna...

It was a busy day at Laois County Council's monthly meeting last week, with the Council outline four major projects for Portlaoise and Portarlington. The...

Laois County Council delivered a total of 490 social houses in 2023, up from 326 the previous year. Of the 490 houses, 286 were newly builds,...

The First Home Scheme ceiling has been rasied with immediate effect in Laois from €350,000 to €375,000. The First Home Scheme is primarily targeted at...

A Laois Sinn Féin TD has called for ‘urgent reform of the delivery of social housing’. Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley made the call...

Chief Executive of Laois County Council, Mr John Mulholland has urged people in a position to purchase a home to begin preparing their finances,...

Laois County Council may need to take over the building of one and two bedroom homes in the County. That is the view of Sinn...

Laois County Council yesterday announced their upcoming Budget for 2024, and housing was to the fore. In total, the Council will spend €30.6 million on...

There was a record increase of 65% in the number of local authority housing completions in Laois in 2023, as compared to 2022. In 2023,...

Laois County Council have received a grant of €2 million from the Department of Housing, Local Development and Heritage under the Refurbishment and Regeneration...

A Laois Councillor has called for the County Council take a stronger position on various housing issues in the town, including Down's Lane, The...

Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien was in Laois this afternoon where he officially opened 100 new homes at four different developments. The Minister began his...

Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI), set up by the Government to fund the delivery of new homes, has outlined its plans to fund more...

Government policy is preventing Laois County Council from purchasing private houses in the majority of cases. So a meeting of the County Council in the...

Laois County Council are to purchase 26 new houses in Borris-In-Ossory in a bid to alleviate local housing need in the village. The houses have...

Work on a brand new housing development adjacent to Portlaoise Train Station is progressing very well. Clúid Housing’s new development, called Goldencroft, was recently inspected...

Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has demanded that the Minister for Housing ‘take emergency action to tackle run away rents’ in Laois. Deputy Stanley was...

The plight of those seeking to buy a house in Laois was raised in the Dail recently by Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley. According to...

Two Laois County Councillors have disputed figures released by the Department of Housing in relation to the county. Yesterday, the Department said that Laois had...

Laois has more than halved the number of households on the social housing waiting list over the last five years. So figures released from the...

€1,389,375 of funding has been approved for Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability in Laois. The total €1,389,375 funding is...

A Laois TD has warned that increasing the supply of houses alone will not be enough to halt home purchase and rental costs. Sinn Fein...

A residents group who are representing people who live in Ballylinan have raised their concerns over proposals contained in the County Development Plan. Laois County...

35 new homes will be provided in Laois for people who are homeless, Fianna Fail TD Sean Fleming has confirmed. Minister Darragh O’Brien, TD and...

Laois County Council has been given the go ahead to recruit six new staff into the housing section of the Council to assist them...

Laois County Council intends to deliver 612 new homes over 2022 and 2023. This detail was unveiled by Chief Executive John Mulholland at Monday's Council...