Housing

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

Housing

Call For No Watering Down Of Right To Housing Bill

People Before Profit call for no watering down of Right to Housing Bill as Government signal it will not be opposed passage to committee stage Government must deal with double

3 Jun 2021

Housing

Government Must Legislate To Stop Rent Increases Following 8% Revelations

People Before Profit Bill could enshrine Right to Housing in the constitution People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy has called on the government to introduce emergency legislation to prevent landlords

1 Jun 2021

Health

Property Tax Overhaul- “An Unjust Punishment Of Homeowners”

Government must tax wealth and corporate profits, not hammer ordinary people with regressive tax People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett has said that the government’s proposal to increase

1 Jun 2021

Housing

Dail Bill To Put Right To Housing Into The Constitution

A Right to Housing Bill will be debated in the Dáil next week after People Before Profit submitted it for debate. If the bill were passed through all stages, there

28 May 2021

Housing

People Before Profit Right To Housing Bill To Be Debated Next Week

People Before Profit Right to Housing Bill to be debated next week – “could finally herald a new direction for housing policy by placing the common good and the right to

28 May 2021

Housing

Paul Murphy Td Calls On The Government To Extend Rent Freeze Following Revelations Of 8% Increases

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy is calling on the government to extend the existing rent freeze following reports that some landlords are demanding an 8% rent increase once the

27 May 2021