Posts by Sharon
19th April Meeting on the lack of progression on the Industrial Relations Bill 2021
On Tuesday 19th April, Ministers Simon Coveney and Neale Richmond sat down with representatives from the various organisations working under the aegis of the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament alongside CEO Sue Shaw and TD Brid Smith (who is presenting the Bill). The meeting took place in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The principle…
Read MoreSupport the INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (PROVISIONS IN RESPECT OF PENSION ENTITLEMENTS OF RETIRED WORKERS) BILL 2021
The Collective Network of Retired Workers under the aegis of the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament are holding a support rally outside the DAIL, tomorrow Wednesday 19th @ 12.30pm. There will be short Press Conference in advance of this, in Buswells Hotel on @ 11.00am. The representatives of the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament and the Collective…
Read MoreTenant-in-Situ Scheme or is it a Dream?
A major promise from the Government’s counter-motion when lifting the Eviction Ban, was to invest in and allow for the expansion of the Tenant-in-Situ Scheme. The tenant-in-situ scheme encourages local authorities to purchase properties that landlords are planning to sell, where there is an existing tenant in receipt of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) or…
Read MoreNational Action Plan Against Racism 2023
According to iReport.ie, there were 600 reports received from the public about racism in 2022. This included 223 reports about criminal offences, 190 reports about discrimination, and 42 reports of other recordable racist incidents. There were also 136 further reports about racist hate speech. Considering the multitude of incidents that are never reported, the ISCP…
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