Our Annual Knowledge Report 2024 is now available for viewing. This is the ninth year that the A&L Goodbody Knowledge team has published its report looking at the year’s key legal developments and those in the pipeline for 2025. For the first time, the report has been produced as a digital publication.
The report covers
The Planning and Development Act 2024 (the Act) was passed by the Dáil on 9 October 2024 and signed into law by the President on 17 October 2024. It replaces the Planning and Development Act 2000 (the 2000 Act), and the vast amount of legislation that has amended it since.
The Act is 906 pages
You will recall that earlier this year we provided an update regarding the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage’s PLS report on the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill 2023. The full bill has now been published, renamed as the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.3) Bill 2004 (the Bill). This post considers the various
The Government published the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 (the Bill) on 27 September 2024. It introduces amendments to the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 and the Affordable Housing Act 2021. The primary objectives of the Bill are to ensure the permanent registration of Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), redefine “alleviation of housing need”,
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has this week published a report reviewing the private rented sector in Ireland. This report arises from the Housing for All Action Plan Update, published in November 2022, which included a commitment to “review the operation of the private rental sector and report on policy considerations”.
A short update to confirm that the legislation referred to in our last post, which limits the letting / licensing of student-specific accommodation to the academic year, passed all remaining stages of the legislative process on Thursday 11 June, without amendment.
The Seanad has also passed a motion for early signature by the President,
The Irish Government has this morning published the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2024 (the Bill), which is the draft legislation intended to limit leases and licences of student-specific accommodation to 41 weeks.
As reported on in a previous post, the Bill has come about due to concerns over students being required to take
In two judgments delivered together late in December 2023, the Supreme Court (the Court) dismissed appeals in respect of challenges regarding zoning changes to the Meath County Development Plan for 2021 to 2027 (the Development Plan). The challenges had previously been dismissed by the High Court in July 2022, with the Supreme Court granting leave
In a development of interest to those owning and managing student accommodation, the Irish Government has recently announced its intention to introduce legislative changes aimed at “protecting” students from year-long leases.
Background to the announcement
The announcement was made by Simon Harris TD, then Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and
A&L Goodbody is delighted to announce the return of its Construction, Planning and Procurement seminar on Wednesday 21 February 2024, 7.15am – 9.15am at the Banking Hall of the College Green Hotel (formerly the Westin).
Trying to plot a path through the challenges that the coming year might present, our breakfast seminar will address some
