News - Department of Housing

Number of homeless people in Shannonside region continues to increase

New figures from the Department of Housing show a total of 213 people accessed emergency acccomodation between May and June

Jul 31, 2023 09:14

50 applications for Vacant Property grant approved locally in Q2 of 2023

Roscommon had the most applications approved at 23 while Leitrim had 20.

Jul 18, 2023 13:38

Over 50 houses and apartments granted planning locally in first 3 months of year

Roscommon had the most planning permission granted at 25.

Jul 12, 2023 13:49

Local Councillor warns local authority to avoid room rental scheme

The issue was raised at a council meeting this week.

May 11, 2023 07:39

Homeless figures reach record high

This included 1,639 families.

Apr 28, 2023 17:53

New figures reveal 155 people homeless locally

Nationally, a total of 8,323 people were without permanent accomodation in January, an increase from 8,190 in December

Feb 27, 2023 07:05

Slight decrease in number of homeless in Shannonside region in November 2022

The number of homeless nationally increased to 8,048, while the Shannonside region experienced a marginal decrease.

Jan 9, 2023 13:30

Shannonside region received four percent of Government funding to repair and re-let homes

In 2022, the Department allocated a national fund of 25 million euro to be made available to local authorities across the country for the remediation of 2,273. Longford, Leitrim and Roscommon received funding for just 104 of these homes out of the national total

Nov 29, 2022 13:37