New council houses promised by 2017 won’t even begin to keep pace with number joining the list this year alone

New council houses promised by 2017 won’t even begin to keep pace with number joining the list this year alone PBPA predicts housing crisis will continue to worsen unless emergency measures are taken In a statement, Richard Boyd Barrett TD,...

5th May 2015

Richard Boyd Barrett questions Minister on housing and homeless crisis in the Dail

Richard Boyd Barrett raised housing and homelessness questions related to the money spent by local authorities on housing homeless people in hotel accommodation being disallowed by the Ceann Comhairle’s office. A formal complaint was submitted to the Ceann Comhairle yesterday (22nd April...

23rd April 2015

Richard Boyd Barrett to question Minister on housing and homeless crisis in Dail tomorrow and hold press conference with people affected directly after

People Before Profit TD, Richard Boyd Barrett will be questioning the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Alan Kelly at 9.30am tomorrow,Thursday 23rd April, when he will have two priority questions taken during question time in the Dail....

22nd April 2015

Priority Dail Questions on homeless crisis censored

PBPA TD condemns “disgraceful” decision to disallow priority Dail questions to Minister Alan Kelly about deepening crisis in homeless services and costs of emergency accommodation   Government attempting to cover-up its responsibility and shift blame, as homeless and housing crisis spirals...

22nd April 2015

Government policies have caused and worsened the disastrous and deepening crisis in housing and homelessness

In a statement, Richard Boyd Barrett TD for the People Before Profit Alliance has condemned what he described as the abysmal failure of the government to address the worsening housing and homelessness crisis. Deputy Boyd Barrett’s statement came in response...

21st April 2015