Richard Boyd Barrett’s Sanctions Against the State of Israel Bill will be voted on in the Dáil (Irish parliament) this evening. Statement from Richard and Speakers' List for Dáil Demonstration.
Urges people to protest at Dáil at 5.30pm on Wednesday to demand sanctions on Israel.
"The company plans to make almost half of its workforce - 720 workers in total - redundant and has shown utter disregard to them in the wake of this news." Another day of industrial action is planned for next week on the day of the by-elections 22 May
Bill debate 14 May. TDs vote 20 May. A first proposal in any Western parliament, it will allow Ireland to fully sanction all economic relations with Israel, ban trade, investment, financial dealings and state-linked economic activity, aligning Ireland to Genocide Convention and international law.
"I am demanding answers from the University of Ulster: what jobs they plan to cut, what impact it will have on the education of students, and where else could the funds be found instead."
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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.
