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Housing

Rent Freeze And Reductions Needed

* Independent Board need to adjudicate on rent reductions * Ban on Vulture funds Richard Boyd Barret TD has claimed that failures of government policy have led to the 10% rise in

9 Feb 2022

Cost Of Living

People Before Profit Welcome Dail Minimum Wage Motion

Government need to put their money where their mouth is and follow through quickly on measures contained in motion People Before Profit has welcomed the Dail’s passing of the

9 Feb 2022

Palestine

Amnesty International ‘Apartheid State’ Report Vindicates Tireless Efforts Of Derry Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign

𝗔𝗺𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 ‘𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲’ 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “Amnesty International’s newly published report is a damning documentation of the reality of Israeli apartheid. The report describes Israel as an ‘apartheid

8 Feb 2022

Climate

Bríd Smith TD: Carbon Budgets Show Limits Of Green Party In Tackling Climate Crisis

Bríd Smith The Climate Council’s carbon budgets will soon be passed by the Government and the Dáil. Eamon Ryan and the Greens will eulogise them as a major step

8 Feb 2022

Workers Rights

Stormont Must Prioritise Trade Union Rights

People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll has called on the Executive parties to prioritise workers’ rights by passing the Trade Union Freedom Bill before the upcoming election. The Bill, which

8 Feb 2022

News

Return To Dole At Post Office Criticised ‘Waste Of Money, Time & Co2’ To ‘shame People’

* No reason why Jobseekers payments shouldn’t continue to be paid into bank account * Forcing people to make journey to collect payment “completely unnecessary” and “wasting money, time and polluting

8 Feb 2022

News

Minimum Wage ‘In The Spotlight’ Says Esri Director

* Workers deserve a raise – PBP call for an increase in minimum wage ahead of Dail debate this week * “The current minimum wage is a poverty wage which barely covers rent”

7 Feb 2022

News

Harkin: We Deserve Better – Seize Opportunity For Real Alternative

𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝘆𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 – 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin said, “The DUP’s decision to collapse the Stormont Assembly over the protocol is a reckless opportunistic stunt aimed at provoking sectarian tension.

4 Feb 2022

Cost Of Living

Piecemeal Measures Won’t Protect Households From Spiraling Energy Price Hikes And Cost Of Living Crisis

People Before profit repeats call for energy price caps and proper rent controls Richard Boyd Barrett TD has accused the government of “fiddling around with piece-meal measures while spiraling energy

4 Feb 2022