Publications

The Housing Agency has produced a Climate Action Roadmap which aims to communicate how The Agency will meet the requirements of the Climate Action Mandate and reach the 2030 carbon and energy efficiency targets set out in The Climate Action Plan 2024 (CAP24).

The Housing Agency has published the Statement of Strategy 2025 – 2029.

Sustainable Compact Development, International Case Study Analysis is a report prepared for The Housing Agency by Indecon International Economic Consultants.

The purpose of this analysis is to explore how a number of successful compact residential projects were developed and made viable, and to examine the features of these case studies that makes them successful as areas of compact urban growth.

The Housing for All plan makes provision for innovations to improve, support and accelerate delivery of housing. In support of this strategy, the Housing Agency’s Built Environment Section supplies technical services and supports in the area of modern methods of construction.

The Built Environment Section has updated the guidance document Guide for use of PW-CF2 Public Works Contract for Building Works Designed by the Contractor.

By Haley Curran

The winning essay in The Housing Agency Essay Prize 2024, Housing Co-operative 2.0: how could a co-operative housing model work in the modern Irish housing landscape? discusses the historical context of the housing co-operative model in

The Housing Agency has published a new user-friendly guide for first-time buyers and Fresh Start applicants interested in the Affordable Purchase Scheme. With more Affordable Purchase homes coming on the market in new housing developments around the country, the guide explains the eligibility requirements and how to calculate your purchasing power.

You can read the guide here - Welcome Home: Your Guide to the Affordable Purchase Scheme

Housing Conditions and Integrated Care for Older People: Tallaght University Hospital and partners, identifying common housing conditions affecting older people in South Dublin.

As part of Pride Month, the Policy & Practice team at The Housing Agency carried out a literature search to bring together in one place a list of housing and accommodation related research and publications which provide insights into the experience of LGBTQI+ people in Ireland.

This paper is structured as a bibliography, providing the title, reference and access link to the 11 publications that were found to meet the criteria of; providing insights into the LGBTQI+ experience of housing in Ireland for the 2014 to 2024 time period which were publicly available.

The National Study of Housing Experiences, Attitudes and Aspirations in Ireland - Residential Satisfaction Report 2023 has been launched. 

The study measures householders’ satisfaction levels with their homes and neighbourhoods and investigates their aspirations for future housing.

The national study commenced its first wave in 2018, the second wave was conducted in 2019 and the third took place during pandemic restrictions in 2020.

Examination of innovation/ efficiencies in design of affordable housing is a report jointly prepared by The Housing Agency and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

The report highlights how quality affordable housing can be most effectively delivered by demonstrating innovation and efficiencies in construction and design.