Bills & Legislation
Shocking underspend in housing points to a Minister out of his depth
Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has condemned Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien for a chronic failure to address the housing crisis. Following news that the Department failed to spend €1 billion of money which should …
The Ambition of Good Friday Peace-Makers Must Be Realised 25 Years on
Marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Labour Leader and Spokesperson for Northern Ireland Ivana Bacik TD has restated her party’s commitment to supporting restoration of the Stormont institutions, and to …
No plan and no projections for lifting of eviction ban as historically high level of homelessness continues
Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has condemned the decision to lift the eviction ban following the publication of the Department of Housing’s statistics on homelessness today. With a mammoth 23% increase in homelessness …
Urgent regulation of short term lettings needed
Government should request EU to lift 9 month standstill on registration law. 12,000 homes could be returned to long term housing use. Responding to the revelation today that a landlord who evicted tenants is now using a central …
What contingency plans are in place for renters when their landlord is selling up?
Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik said today that the figures published by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) outlining the number of notices to quit issued to renters in Q4 of 2022 serve to highlight the scale of the …
HAP crisis coupled with eviction ban is a perfect storm for those in housing insecurity
Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has urged Government to extend the eviction ban in the context of the HAP analysis carried out by the Simon Communities. Deputy Bacik said: “There has been a fundamental lack of …
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