I am delighted to announce the introduction of the Housing (Homeless Prevention) Bill 2014. In this Bill I seek to change legislation on the term ‘homelessness’ to apply to a per... Read more
The following is the speech I read out in the Dáil chamber last night. I will post the video of it soon. Tá rudaí dearfacha sa bhuiséad seo. N’fheadar cad a spreag na rudaí sin. Is cei... Read more
Regardless of budget, austerity or recession, the lives of some people in society do not change one iota, while those in the low and middle income groups suffer disproportionately. We are to... Read more
- Mr. Y is in position No. 68 on the housing list – Mr. and Mrs. X are in position No. 123 – Ms Y, who is need of two-bedroom accommodation, is in position No. 288 – Mr. Z... Read more
This summer saw the closure of the IDS Deaf Advocacy Service due to a full funding cut. John Browne TD and myself had a Topical Issue on it before the summer recess and the funding was resto... Read more
Although I disagree with the implementation of charges for our water in the first place, at the very least people should feel that the water they are consuming is safe and free from being ta... Read more
Tony Duffin had a very graphic article in Wednesday’s Irish Times – ‘on average, one person a day in Ireland dies by overdose, roughly twice the number that die on the road... Read more
