Bills & Legislation
Government made a catastrophic error in lifting eviction ban
Record breaking homeless figures will be the legacy of the coalition of convenience Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has condemned Government’s failure to protect people from entering homelessness. “A 2.1% increase in …
Taoiseach accepts Labour’s demand to address apprenticeship pay
Calls for reinstatement of the Eviction Ban Responding to Labour leader and housing spokesperson during Leaders’ Questions today, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirmed the need to address apprenticeship pay. Government, he said, will …
Homeless Families Bill crucial to protect children
Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has demanded Government action on child homelessness. Questioning the Taoiseach in the Dáil today, Deputy Bacik said: “In 2017, Jan O’Sullivan published a bill to ensure that families …
Bacik calls for expulsion of Russian Ambassadors from all EU Member States at S&D National Parliamentary Leaders meeting in Brussels
Speaking in Brussels today, Labour leader Ivana Bacik has urged all EU Member States to move to expel Russian diplomats. Reiterating Labour’s support for Ukraine, Deputy Bacik said it is vital that all those fleeing the war receive a …
Housing failures exacerbating generational divides and class inequalities
Taoiseach fails to answer if political pressure was applied to RTB in advance Can’t keep throwing good money after bad Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has accused Government of presiding over a failed housing policy, …
Is Government afraid of what an independent inquiry into recent allegations in GSOC might reveal?
Labour leader Ivana Bacik has called for an independent inquiry to be conducted into matters in GSOC, following the revelations about a senior GSOC investigator and links with Gerard Hutch. Deputy Bacik said: “Revelations that a GSOC …
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