Posts by Sharon
Support 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…
Read MoreDanger: Evictions Ahead!
An agreement between the coalition and the Regional Independent Group (RIG), has secured enough support to end the eviction ban. The Sinn Fein motion to extend the moratorium was supported by parties such as People Before Profit, Aontú, Labour and various Independents. The Regional Independent Group, established in 2020 which consists of 9 Independent TD’s,…
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