Bills & Legislation
No plan and no projections for lifting of eviction ban as historically high level of homelessness continues
Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has condemned the decision to lift the eviction ban following the publication of the Department of Housing’s statistics on homelessness today. With a mammoth 23% increase in homelessness …
Urgent regulation of short term lettings needed
Government should request EU to lift 9 month standstill on registration law. 12,000 homes could be returned to long term housing use. Responding to the revelation today that a landlord who evicted tenants is now using a central …
What contingency plans are in place for renters when their landlord is selling up?
Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik said today that the figures published by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) outlining the number of notices to quit issued to renters in Q4 of 2022 serve to highlight the scale of the …
HAP crisis coupled with eviction ban is a perfect storm for those in housing insecurity
Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has urged Government to extend the eviction ban in the context of the HAP analysis carried out by the Simon Communities. Deputy Bacik said: “There has been a fundamental lack of …
Labour supports Raise the Roof protest – demands extension to eviction ban
Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has urged Government to extend the eviction ban due to expire on 31st March. Speaking in advance of the Raise the Roof rally at Leinster House today (March 30th) Deputy Bacik said the …
Government must extend eviction ban and progress renters’ rights
Calls on all members of Dáil Éireann to vote to extend the eviction ban Urges fast-tracking of Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill 2021 to tackle inequities for tenants Speaking in advance of a Labour Party motion of no confidence in …
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