Housing

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No Housing For All – Just Profit For The Few

No Housing for All – Just Profit for the Few   Darragh O’Brien published his housing plan, Housing for All, on 2 September, almost 15 months after the formation of the

3 Sep 2021

Housing

Why Socialists Oppose The Local Property Tax

Every year there is a repeat of the debate on the benefits of the Local Property Tax (LPT). Proponents laud its importance for funding local government, boast of its progressive

31 Aug 2021

Housing

Protest For Public Housing On Public Land At Sandy Road In Galway

People Before Profit will hold a socially distanced protest at Sandy Road this Saturday at 2pm, demanding that the public land there be used to construct public housing to address

24 Aug 2021

Housing

Housing For All Delay Over Financing Issues “Very Alarming”

Every euro invested in public and affordable housing will save state billions in long run and end reliance on Vulture Funds, Cuckoo Funds and property investors People Before Profit TD

22 Jul 2021

Housing

Media Statement On Behalf Of The National Homeless And Housing Coalition

A Winter of Housing Discontent is Coming National Homeless and Housing Coalition Call for People to Start Mobilising on Housing Crisis Announcing September Days of Housing Action and Protests It

22 Jul 2021

Housing

Government Affordable Housing Bill Will Reinforce Affordability Crisis, Profit Private Developers And Fails To Define Affordability

People Before Profit proposes multiple amendments to Affordable Housing Bill to ensure genuinely affordable housing In a statement today, prior to the committee and final stages of the Affordable Housing

8 Jul 2021

Housing

Richard Boyd Barrett TD: New Government Measures In Rent Pressure Zones “Worse Than Useless”

Only real rent controls which bring rents back to affordable levels and linked to people’s income can provide real security for renters People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett

1 Jul 2021

Housing

Richard Boyd Barrett Td Slams Government For Not Guaranteeing Affordability In Its Commitments To “Affordable” Housing Ahead Of The Land And Development Agency Bill Report Stage Debate Tonight

People Before Profit have submitted 63 amendments to tonight’s debate, more than any other party During Leaders’ Questions this afternoon, Richard Boyd Barrett TD slammed the government for its

1 Jul 2021

Housing

Residential Tenancies Bill Fails To Protect Majority Of Tenants From Unfair Evictions And Unaffordable Rents And 8% Rent Increases

We need to ban no fault evictions and to provide real protections for tenants and introduce serious rent controls People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett has said that the

24 Jun 2021