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Minister For Housing’s first year: Child Homelessness increases a further 35%
Over 85,000 people are on the social housing waiting list, a small improvement on last year but the numbers of...
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Many people still facing eviction for precarious reasons
It is a shame that the weather seems to be one of the few factors that gets the Government to acknowledge the...
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Vast new student accommodations yet housing lists not budging
With 14 homeless people having past away on the streets since August and the harsh weather we are now experien...
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I really doubt the funding provided to address the housing crisis will have an impact
My contribution Re: Housing Crisis to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe; Given t...
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Practical measures to combat housing/homeless crisis in short supply
There is a lot of rhetoric about the plans to tackle the homeless and housing crisis but yet practical measure...
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Youth services for homeless children experiencing major issues
I had a constructive exchange with Minister for Children today when I raised the issues for homeless persons u...
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My Budget 2017 Speech
Is cinnte go bhfuil athrú tagtha ar chúrsaí a bhaineann leis an mbuiséad. Tá atmaisféar difriúil againn inniu....
The Honest Truth About Budget 2016
Beyond the headlines we have gone through and analysed Budget 2016 to give you the Good, the Bad and the Ugly details contained and what this means to you and what you care about. If you are... Read more
It makes me sick to think that there are over 2,600 empty local authority houses in Ireland while we are in the midst of a national housing emergency. And that the Government cut the funding... Read more
[emailpetition id=”1″] Over 1200 children are homeless in Dublin, more people are going to be evicted and the situation is only going to get worse unless drastic measures are tak... Read more
[emailpetition id=”1″] Over 1200 children are homeless in Dublin, more people are going to be evicted and the situation is only going to get worse unless drastic measures are tak... Read more
I’d like to draw your attention to the commitment made by the Government over two years ago, in February 2013, “Government commits to ending homelessness by 2016; Journal.ie... Read more
This week we learned of a family sleeping rough with 3 children as the placement unit simply could not accommodate them. These are real people, not just numbers on a list, who are suffering... Read more
I have met with the groups representing lone parents and along with many charitable organisations they are in agreement that this restructuring of lone parent payment will result in a loss f... Read more
87% increase in the number of homeless children (Video)
In Ireland in 2015, not one child should be homeless – yet one homeless group is working with 87% more homeless children than last year. Another organisation tells me that 70-plus chil... Read more
QUESTION NO: 16 DÁIL QUESTION addressed to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Dr. James Reilly) by Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan for ORAL ANSWER on 27/05/2015 To ask the Minister... Read more
62% increase in the number of children in homeless services
Maureen O’Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent) I wish to discuss the issue of children. We have had appalling examples of mistreatment of children in the past. We had the Magdalen la... Read more
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My speech at the commemoration of the First Dáil
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Poor pay and conditions in the early childcare sector
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Ireland’s incoherent development aid strategy
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PESCO and the EU Army will be disastrous for Irelands international reputation and neutrality, which presently gives us a unique voice
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Cannot help but think the DUP want to return to the past
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Mater Hospital: Detrimental effects on the mental and physical health of staff and patients due to major understaffing
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A “caring budget” or a PR budget?
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Budget 2019 does nothing to address the numbers becoming homeless