- Read more: Rural Policy Review of Ireland 2026
The OECD has published “Rural Policy Review of Ireland 2026”.
- Read more: Communication and respect: a people-first approach to social housing energy retrofits
While low-energy retrofits greatly enhance Local Authority dwellings’ comfort levels, the process of renovating with residents in-situ can be stressful for tenants. Based on a case study of an energy retrofit of a social housing scheme for older people, this paper recommends several good practice approaches to minimise negative impacts associated with retrofit works.
- Read more: Rebuilding Local Authority housing capacity: a design for an apprenticeship guarantee scheme
Housing is the main social service provided by local government (Callan 2018), yet since 2019 the number of vacant homes owned by local authorities has stood at around 4,400 annually (NAOC 2019-2022). Given the ongoing housing crisis, this situation has often led to adverse media and political commentary (RTE 2023; Irish Daily Mail 2024). This…
- Read more: Focussed Policy Assessment: Protection and Renewal of Ireland’s Regional and Local Road Network
This report assesses the current policy and approach to funding and delivering protection and renewal on the regional and local road network, while also providing an insight into available data sources.
- Read more: Local Authority Finance: Income and Expenditure Trends
In 2018, the total revenue of Local Authorities (LAs) amounted to €4.7billion. This represented an increase of over €400million, or 10%, compared to 2017. Total expenditure by LAs increased by 12% from €4.2bn to €4.7bn between 2014 and 2018.
