Housing

Migrant Rights

People Before Profit TD, Richard Boyd Barrett, Welcomes Findings In Latest ESRI Report To Be Published In The Morning On Low-Income Renters And Housing Supports

In a statement this evening, Richard Boyd Barrett welcomed the findings of the new ESRI report that will be published tomorrow entitled “Low Income Renters and Housing Supports”. The new

25 May 2022

Housing

Galway Coach Station Problems Stem From Privatisation Of Public Services

People Before Profit Galway representative Adrian Curran has criticised the ongoing situation at the Coach Station on Fairgreen Road, where the private entity operating the station is charging private bus

16 May 2022

Housing

Join the Cost of Living Protest at the Dail on May 19th at 1pm.

Freeze Prices Not The People Electricity, gas and mortgages will see another round of huge price rises. * SSE Airtricity has increased electricity prices by 24% from May 1, affecting 250,

13 May 2022

Housing

“Disgrace”: Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council Confirm That Long-Promised Affordable Housing At Cherrywood Will Not Be Affordable Or The Previously Committed 300 Units

Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD for Dún Laoghaire, has today slammed the news from Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council that the long-awaited 300 units of affordable housing due

12 May 2022

Migrant Rights

Emergency Measures That Government Have Refused To Take To Solve Housing And Refugee Crisis 

At a press conference on the Dáil plinth today, following the Easter recess, People Before Profit have said that the government must take radical measures, which it has so far

26 Apr 2022

Housing

Carroll Proposes Rent Reduction And Freeze At Stormont

MLA Gerry Carroll is set to propose a 10% rent reduction and subsequent rent freeze “to protect tenants facing cost of living crisis and unscrupulous landlords.” Gerry has called on

22 Feb 2022

Housing

C&AG And Department Of Housing Evidence To PAC Confirms Financial Consequences Of Relying On HAPs, RAS And Leasing For Social Housing

Only breaking reliance on market and introducing serious rent controls can end doom loop of unaffordable rents In a statement, Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit TD and spokesperson on

18 Feb 2022

Housing

Houses Price Rise Creates A Locked Out Generation

The news that house prices have risen by 14% last year is a damming indication of government failure. A generation of young people will be locked into a high rent

17 Feb 2022

Housing

Utterly Pathetic And Inadequate Cost Of Living Measures By Government Do Not Go Far Enough

PBP to call for Dáil debate this week on Department of Health Leak People Before Profit- Solidarity have said that the government’s cost of living measures announced last week

15 Feb 2022