Home : why public housing is the answer / Eoin Ó Broin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ó Broin, Eoin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public housing--Ireland.

Public housing.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

xix, 283 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland : Merrion Press, 2019.

Contents:

Inadequate Language p. 1

Real People p. 5

A Dysfunctional System p. 11

Movement 1 p. 14

Modern Housing p. 14

Land Reform and Rural Housing p. 16

Urban Housing p. 18

Free State - The First Decade p. 22

New Government, Similar Policy p. 27

A Reforming Coalition p. 32

Social Housing's High Point p. 38

Movement 2 The State Walks Away p. 47

Recession and Retrenchment p. 47

Reduction and Residualisation p. 49

The End of Asset-Based Welfare p. 52

Letting Private Finance In p. 53

A New Consensus p. 57

House Prices Explode p. 65

Ignoring Good Advice p. 70

The Housing Bubble Bursts p. 81

Social Housing Strategy 2020 p. 87

The Dáil Housing and Homeless Committee p. 93

New Minister, New Department, New Plan p. 99

Minister Coveney's Record - July 2016 to June 2017 p. 107

Minister Murphy's Record - June 2017 to December 2018 p. 117

Movement 3 The Return of the State? p. 143

Taking a Step Back p. 143

A Right to Housing p. 149

Why Public Housing is the Answer p. 159

Reforming the Private Rental Sector p. 182

Regulating the Private Purchase Sector p. 194

Building Communities, Not Just Homes p. 202

Improving Building Control and Consumer Protection p. 208

Planning for the Future p. 215

Managing Land for the Common Good p. 220

Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change p. 226

Ending Housing inequality p. 231

It's Time to Raise the Roof p. 240

Nye Bevan's Vision p. 246

Hatert Tower p. 251

The Promise of the Democratic Programme p. 252.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1785372653

9781785372650

OCLC:

1084393396

Publisher Number:

99981306715