Increase in number of children who are homeless is a scandal
While homeless figures for April announced today show a very slight decrease they are still alarmingly high but the most concerning aspect is the increase in the number of children who are without a home by 43 bringing the total number of homeless children in Ireland to 3,689. This is a scandal. These children are in truly precarious situations, along with their families in many cases with nowhere to play, far from their friends and school and filled with an anxiety about the
Labour law would tackle high rents and tighten eviction rules
Labour Party spokesperson on Housing and Planning, Jan O’Sullivan TD, will today bring the Greater Security of Tenure and Rent Certainty Bill to the Dáil during Private Members’ Time. This Bill seeks to give renters greater security in their homes. Ahead of the Dáil debate, Deputy O’Sullivan said: “Today the Dáil will debate the Labour Party’s Greater Security of Tenure and Rent Certainty Bill,. I published this Bill in the context of the March homeless figures that showed ne
Tactics from 1983 should remain in the past
I condemn the callous use of white crosses in Donegal, the tactics of 1983 should remain in the past. In the last week we have seen the tone of the debate on the referendum dramatically coarsen with the No side resorting to shock tactics. We must stand up to this type of behaviour and I would call on the official No campaign to condemn this latest act. It is disappointing to see the type of tactics that dominated in the 1983 referendum now being rolled out with the latest use
Women's health at the heart of repeal campaign
With just two weeks to go to the referendum on repealing the eighth amendment, Labour TD Jan O’Sullivan, has said it is important that voters keep women’s health at the forefront of their minds. This day two weeks people right across the country will be heading to their local polling stations to have their say on the eighth amendment of the Constitution, some for the very first time. Over the past two weeks, Ireland has been shaken to its core by the cervical cancer scandal,
