More than 2,100 applications have been received for 145 new cost-rental apartments charging rents of up to €1,875 per month in Tallaght, South Dublin. Delivered by Respond, the Approved Housing Body said the number of applications represents a “very high level of demand”. Successful applicants of the first stage of the development, which will ultimately deliver 502 homes, including 289 cost-rental homes, will be chosen through a lottery system. “Demand for cost-rental homes continues to be very strong, with interest consistently exceeding the number of homes available. The cost-rental apartments are being delivered in a wider mixed tenure development of 502 homes, and aim to provide secure housing for individuals and families “priced out of the private rental market”.

Source: The Irish Times January 31, 2026 17:32 UTC