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How Failings In Policy Making Give Us Plenty To Worry About, Lorcan Sirr Sep 2016

How Failings In Policy Making Give Us Plenty To Worry About, Lorcan Sirr

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Journalist Mick Clifford recently questioned the will and ability of any new government to solve the housing crisis. It’s a legitimate question as governments get caught between the needs of the electorate—more and cheaper housing—and those of the economy, and in particular the banks—higher house prices to pass European Central Bank stress tests.


Low-Cost Housing Is Possible Only If We Prioritise Value For Money, Lorcan Sirr Apr 2016

Low-Cost Housing Is Possible Only If We Prioritise Value For Money, Lorcan Sirr

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Assessing value for money is nowstandard practice for government departments and agencies. These bodies, including the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor- General, evaluate the economy and efficiency with which state bodies acquire, use and dispose of resources. This is a positive step in a state system that isn’t very keen on post-hoc evaluation. Since 2009, the Department of the Taoiseach has insisted that all legislation be subject to a regulatory impact assessment—to identify likely positive and negative outcomes of projects. To date, very little legislation has been subject to such an assessment. Evidence is still a dirty word in …


New Dit Campus At Grangegorman To Be Part Of A €2bn Stimulus Package, Hugh O'Connell Jul 2014

New Dit Campus At Grangegorman To Be Part Of A €2bn Stimulus Package, Hugh O'Connell

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New Dit Campus Will "Radically Change The Face Of Dublin's North Inner City", Michelle Hennessy Mar 2014

New Dit Campus Will "Radically Change The Face Of Dublin's North Inner City", Michelle Hennessy

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A Meaningful Housing Policy Would Deal With Defautling Landlords And At-Risk Tenants, Lorcan Sirr, Tom Dunne Jun 2013

A Meaningful Housing Policy Would Deal With Defautling Landlords And At-Risk Tenants, Lorcan Sirr, Tom Dunne

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Approval Granted For Dit's Grangegorman Development, Susan Ryan May 2012

Approval Granted For Dit's Grangegorman Development, Susan Ryan

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