I missed this when it was published on the DEHLG’s website on Dec 1st. I don’t think it was picked up by newspapers either, so to encourage as wide a response as possible I’m sharing the details here.
The DEHLG has published a public consultation draft of its guidance manual for ‘Managing and resolving unfinished housing developments.’ The manual sets out the key issues facing unfinished estates and steps and responses to managing and tackling them. Interested parties are invited to comment on the content and proposals in writing to Ms. Katherine Banks, Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency, Cumberland House, Fenian Street, Dublin 2. Email: admin@housing.ie. The closing date for receipt of submissions is 4 pm on Friday, 14 January, 2011. Further details can be found here.
Rob Kitchin
Ireland after NAMA 
December 16, 2010 at 8:16 pm
Not surprising the papers missed it.
A new quango to oversee ghost estates?
there is no disaster or debacle that Fianna Fail do not turn into a “more jobs for the boys” quango.
The “Ghost Estates Authority” next?
December 20, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Actually John your wrong
The Stakeholder Forum is managed by the Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency (which is an amalgamation of a number of Quangos including the National Building Agency)
All of the Stakeholder Group members are unpaid.
March 2, 2011 at 11:28 am
Hi am involved with my local residents committee.As no work as been done on our sight for the last 3 years and the builder is still working is there any legislation we can use to get the site finished and the builder to finish it for good?
Thanks any response would be welcome!