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Cost Of Living

Department For Communities Needs To Increase Core Funding For Advice Provisio

People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “Properly resourced advice services are an absolute necessity at any time but especially now with so many in our communities facing hardship. The

4 Jul 2022

Housing

People Before Profit To Move Rent Reduction Bill 2022 Today In Dáil

Today at 1pm in Dáil Éireann, People Before Profit will move the Rent Reduction Bill 2022 to the second stage. The Bill would amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to

1 Jul 2022

Cost Of Living

Government Must Cap Energy Bills As 80% Of Respondents To Irish Mirror Poll Say They Are Struggling To Pay Monthly Bills

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy has said that the government must now intervene in the energy market and cap prices to take some pressure off households who struggle to

1 Jul 2022

Workers Rights

Council Needs To Challenge Royal Mail & BT Group Pay Hypocrisy

People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “People Before Profit will be calling on political establishment parties at today’s full Council meeting to condemn attempts to scapegoat workers for

1 Jul 2022

Climate

Td Says Rushed Bill On Emergency Electricity Power Ignores “Elephant In Room”

Ordinary people face added energy costs as a result of data centre growth Reacting to the rushed legislation passed yesterday that allows the Government to purchase €350 million worth of

30 Jun 2022

Cost Of Living

People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll Welcomed A Large Delegation Of Caterpillar Workers To His Office This Morning 12 Weeks Into Their Strike Action. 

Speaking after the meeting Carroll commended their “inspiring fightback” for fair pay and better conditions: “It was my pleasure to welcome striking workers to my constituency office this morning and

29 Jun 2022

Cost Of Living

ICTU Stormont March Puts Corporate & Political Establishment On Notice

People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “Trade unionists and anti-poverty campaigners from Derry and the North West were well represented at the Irish Congress of Trade Union’s Cost

29 Jun 2022

Cost Of Living

People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll Has Called For Urgent Action To Regulate Energy Prices In The Face Of The Rising Cost Of Living Crisis. 

Mr Carroll stated: “While the rich vastly increase their wealth, working class people are struggling to make ends meet in a way that we haven’t seen in decades. Inflation

29 Jun 2022

Reproductive Rights

Cllr Fiona Ferguson Organises Belfast Rally In Solidarity With The Rollback Of Roe V Wade In America

Belfast rally to take place tonight in solidarity with the rollback of Roe v Wade in America, and to demand local abortion services across the North. Speaking ahead of the

29 Jun 2022