Gerry Carroll: " the Finance Minister has decided upon a toothless voluntary developer contributions scheme. The few developers who choose to make a minimal voluntary contribution will bask in the glow of good PR, while our public infrastructure continues to collapse."
Renaghan: "Data centres are consuming more and more of our grid capacity, with approximately 22% of overall energy spent on data centres in 2024. This figure is constantly rising, and is expected to rise to more than 30% before the end of the decade, where the grid will struggle to meet demands."
Richard Boyd Barrett says new RTB eviction data shows children and families among biggest victims.
Eviction ban must be reintroduced and tenant-in-situ scheme dramatically ramped up.
Councils must build and buy homes on bigger scale, particularly family homes.
Marc Mac Seáin responded "Solidarity is far more powerful than hatred. We will not be deterred by small-minded vitriolic individuals. We’re too busy working to build up campaigns and movements for change in our local communities.”
Everyone in our society, regardless of income, requires a decent and secure place to live. Housing should be treated as a universal public service like health and education. Public housing is the most effective way to deliver decent secure homes, based on need.
This Manifesto for Disability Justice seeks to incorporate the demands of disabled people, disabled people’s organisations and parents of children with additional needs - which People Before Profit believes must be central to any programme for a Left Government.
Everyone in our society, regardless of income, requires a decent and secure place to live. Housing should be treated as a universal public service like health and education. Public housing is the most effective way to deliver decent secure homes, based on need.
We are facing a terrible housing crisis – with current policies it will get worse. This government relies on the private market, shelling out billions to support it. They cannot meet housing need. Read our policy to see why.
Re-nationalisation is the only way to address the climate and cost of living crisis and make the essential changes we need to our energy system. We need to develop a plan to reduce energy use, generate 100% of electricity from renewables and electrify everything. In order to do this, it