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Unaffordable and unfair rental market locking people out of home ownership
Responding to ESRI’s research warning of impending older person income and housing crisis as more and more people are locked out of home ownership, Labour leader Ivana Bacik said emergency interventions are needed to rebalance the …
Urgent action needed on accommodation and welfare supports for Ukrainian refugees
Today, Tuesday, 5th July, Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD hosted a briefing for TDs and Senators with the Ukraine Civil Society Forum (UCSF). During the briefing, the UCSF, which comprises 65 civil society organisations involved in the …
Govt squandering Ireland’s wind energy potential
Labour leader and environment spokesperson Ivana Bacik said government must be more ambitious and act to harness Ireland’s wind and renewable energy potential and start prioritising solutions to the climate emergency. Responding to Wind …
Labour calls for same welfare supports and recognition for cohabiting couples – support modern families
In advance of Johnny O’Meara’s High Court case tomorrow (July 5th), taken after he was denied the Widower’s pension and Bereavement grant from the Department of Social Protection following the death of his long-term partner, Michelle …
Ivana Bacik key note speech at Labour Youth’s Tom Johnson Summer School in Belfast
Comrades, I am delighted to be here. And it’s great to see so many friends. Congratulations to the National Youth Executive – and Conal O’Boyle and Aideen Blackwood, in particular – for putting together an interesting and …
Government must aim to have a refuge centre in each county
Welcoming the Government’s strategy to tackle domestic, gender and sexual based violence, Labour leader Ivana Bacik said urgent delivery of refuge places must be a key priority. Deputy Bacik said: “The strategy announced by Government …
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