Blog | Francis Noel Duffy

May 16
1 min

Dáil Question: Education Investment

Today Deputy Duffy asked the Minister if she would consider investing our additional fiscal capacity into the infrastructure of our...

May 15
3 min

Housing Committee: Modern Methods of Construction

Over the last two weeks, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing have met with various stakeholders such as Coillte, the OPW, the NSAI...

Apr 26
2 min

Housing for All Updates by Minister for Housing

Yesterday, 25.04.23 the Minister was invited to give an update on the Housing for All plan to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing...

Apr 26
2 min

Renters Protection: Lifting of the Eviction Ban

If you are a tenant who is impacted by the lifting of the eviction ban, there are three new options that may apply to you: 1) if you are...

Apr 25
1 min

Enhanced measures to deliver cost-rental units and tackle vacancy

25/04/2023 Francis has welcomed the new enhanced measures agreed in principle by Cabinet today The development of a new Cost-rental...

Jan 18
2 min

Press Release: Scheme secured for remediation works for defective dwellings

Deirdre Ní Fhloinn, Francis Noel Duffy TD and Conor Linehan at the launch of the Defective Housing Bill in 2021 Residents in defective...

Jan 18
1 min

Housing Committee: the National Oversight and Audit Commission

The Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage heard from the National Oversight and Audit Commission this week. I...

Dec 15, 2022
3 min

Defective Dwellings Statement

Today in the Dáil, I spoke about fire safety issues and defects in properties. As Minister O'Brien outlines his Department's proposals, I...

Dec 14, 2022
2 min

Housing Mandate Delivery

Since the beginning of this government, Green Party Housing Mandate has been delivered including: Cost-rental affordable housing Town...

Dec 2, 2022
1 min

Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment Report

I was delighted to have had the opportunity to introduce the Joint Oireachtas Housing Committee's report on Embodied Carbon in the Built...

Nov 30, 2022
2 min

Housing Committee: Trends in Private Rental Sector

In yesterday's Joint Oireachtas Housing Committee, Deputy Duffy raised several issues with the Residential Tenancies Board. In...

Nov 25, 2022
2 min

Timber could speed up housing delivery - Francis Noel Duffy

In yesterday's Housing Committee, Deputy Duffy raised the need to use timber as a quicker, cheaper and greener building material to...

Nov 10, 2022
1 min

Support for people suffering with Long Covid

Yesterday, the Dáil voted in favour of a motion on long covid which can be read here Francis used his opportunity in the Dáil today to...

Oct 27, 2022
2 min

Moratorium on Tenancy Termination

The Government has approved legislation, the Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022, which...

Oct 14, 2022
1 min

Referendum on Housing and Public Ownership of Water

Yesterday 13/10/22 Francis sought an update from the Tánaiste Leo Varadkar on the referendum on the housing, and on the public ownership...

Oct 12, 2022
3 min

Dáil Statement: 'Housing for All' Update

On the 4th of October, Minister Darragh O'Brien provided an update on his Department's plans in Housing for All. In response to this,...

Sep 21, 2022
2 min

Housing Committee: Trends in Private Rental Sector

Yesterday, 20th of September '22, the Joint Oireachtas Housing Committee held a meeting on 'Trends in the Private Rental Sector' and...

Sep 14, 2022
1 min

Francis proposes reintroducing a Tax Rebate for Tenants

On Wednesday, 14th of September 2022 Francis raised with the Taoiseach a proposal to reintroduce a tax rebate for tenants Transcript Up...

Sep 6, 2022
2 min

Press Release: Students to benefit from 50% reduction on commercial bus operators

6th September 2022 Students in Dublin South-West to benefit from 50% reduction on commercial bus operators Green Party TD Francis Noel...

Aug 24, 2022
2 min

Press Release: Final call for submissions to the public consultation on a Referendum on Housing

24th August 2022 - Immediate Release Put the Right to Housing in our Constitution – last chance to have your voice heard Green Party...