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What’s happening with the referendum on Gender Equality?
Apparent u-turn on the Taoiseach’s commitment to a November referendum This afternoon, Ivana Bacik TD, Labour Party Leader and Chairperson of the Gender Equality Committee, challenged the Tánaiste on the Government’s apparent slippage …
Low targets and abandonment of the eviction ban – the government has failed on housing
Minister O’Brien confirms no plans to reintroduce annual eviction ban Government platitudes on targets conceal overall lack of ambition A housing emergency was declared almost five years ago – where are the emergency measures? Today, …
Renters remain bottom of the pile of Government priorities
Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has expressed concern about new delays in introduction of rights for renters. Deputy Bacik said: “Reports this morning suggest that the range of hastily compiled measures for renters …
Government cannot be distracted by RTÉ in tackling homelessness
With news that there are now 12,441 people living in homelessness, an increase of 182 people in a month, Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik as urged Government to consider emergency measures to protect vulnerable renters. …
EPA Water Quality Report underlines need for Dublin Bay Bill
Speaking in a Dáil debate on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Water Quality Report 2022, Labour Leader and TD for Dublin Bay South, Ivana Bacik, has called for a stronger legal framework for the protection of users of Dublin …
Why is the Government so afraid of transparency for renters?
In Q4 2022, nationally, rents in new tenancies grew year-on-year by 7.6% The national standardised average rent in new tenancies stood at in Q4 2022 €1,507 In response to the publication of the Residential Tenancy Board’s Q4 2022 Rent …
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