Limerick T.D Jan O’Sullivan says the 23% increase in child homelessness in the Mid-West region between May and June of this year is a disgrace. Deputy O’Sullivan, Labour Party Housing Spokesperson said: “These figures speak for themselves. In May of this year there were 141 children homeless in the region but in June that figure rose to 173. “ “Each of the 173 children who are homeless in Limerick is in desperate need of a secure home for themselves and their families.” “

We launched our Labour Party Housing Policy in Buswell's Hotel Dublin recently. The policy Affordable Housing for All proposes replacing the existing Housing Agency and Housing Finance Agency with a single national agency called the National Housing Development Bank, which would take resources from NAMA. Under a Labour government, we would deliver 80,000 housing units on publicly-owned land over a five-year period. In addition we are proposing a number of changes to housing i

Limerick Labour T.D Jan O’Sullivan and City East Councillor Elena Secas are calling for the rezoning of the Parkway Valley Site and for more of the area to be zoned residential in a submission to the Castletroy area plan. Deputy O’Sullivan, Labour Party Housing Spokesperson said: “The Parkway Valley site is a prime location on one of the main arteries into the city. It has great potential for commercial, community and residential use." "The site has been derelict for a deca