Cost Of Living

Cost Of Living

Energy Price Hike -The Government Must Act

Energy prices are currently rising rapidly worldwide. Data centres in Ireland are adding to the upward pressure as they consume 11% of electricity. According to the ESRI, one in six

1 Oct 2021

Climate

Security Staff Watching High Court Ero Challenge

This month three security companies brought a challenge in the High Court against the Security Industry ERO regulating pay and conditions. They are LAS Security, Top Security, and Morbury. This

29 Sep 2021

Education

Dail Committee Witnesses Confirm Need For Climate Legislation

TD Bríd Smith says witness evidence to climate committee confirms need for urgent action on data centres and gas infrastructure in Ireland is to reach climate targets Speaking ahead of

28 Sep 2021

Health

Gerry Carroll Calls For Free Parking And Public Transport For Health Workers

Gerry Carroll MLA has slammed the recent move to charge health workers for parking, and called for free parking and public transport for health workers to be reinstated. Speaking in

22 Sep 2021

Housing

Price Rise Shock Reveals Hypocrisy Of Government Rent Controls

In July Housing Minister, Darragh O’Brien said he was going to tackle rising rents by scrapping the previous Fine Gael government’s Rent Pressure Zone scheme. This had limited

10 Sep 2021

Cost Of Living

No Housing For All – Just Profit For The Few

No Housing for All – Just Profit for the Few   Darragh O’Brien published his housing plan, Housing for All, on 2 September, almost 15 months after the formation of the

3 Sep 2021

Cost Of Living

Brigid Purcell And Paul Murphy Td Launches People Before Profit’s Workers’ Rights Charter With Former Debenhams Workers

Sick Pay Proposals Don’t Go Far Enough People Before Profit’s Dublin Bay South by election candidate, Brigid Purcell, was joined today at a media even launching the party’

2 Jul 2021

Cost Of Living

Call For A Covid Solidarity Tax On Wealth

People Before Profit call for a Covid solidarity tax on wealth and super profits as Oxfam report shows vast increases in wealth for Irish rich The super wealthy and companies

25 Jan 2021

Cost Of Living

Esb Scheme For Business Needs To Be Extended To Households Says Td.

Brid Smith calls on ESB and Minister to provide “same support to households as they propose for business” People before Profit TD Brid Smith has said a suggested scheme worth

27 Oct 2020