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Supports offered by the government should not depend on your proximity to Leinster House The mica scandal is another grim legacy of boom era shoddy construction standards, according to Social Democrats Housing Spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan. “Ordinary people have again been left to pick up the pieces of lax government regulations and building standards – quite […]

The Data Protection Commission should immediately issue a statement on whether this practice is GDPR compliant Reports that a prominent estate agent is demanding copies of bank statements, before it will arrange viewings of homes, are extremely concerning, according to Social Democrats Housing Spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan. “The extent of personal banking information that is reportedly […]

Our existing data centres will account for 33pc of all electricity consumption by 2030 The government’s support of data centres has created a monster that is now out of control, according to Social Democrats Climate Spokesperson Jennifer Whitmore. Deputy Whitmore addressed the issue today at the Oireachtas Climate Committee, which is currently debating amendments to […]

Minor tweaks won’t cut it anymore – renters want real and substantial reform Today’s cabinet decision to extend limited COVID-19 tenant protections will only provide assistance to a tiny minority of tenants, according to Social Democrats Housing Spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan. “Today’s decision to extend the COVID-19 tenant protections will be cold comfort for the vast […]

The Minister has distinguished himself by refusing to listen to the advice of experts A new ESRI report has confirmed what most of us already knew – the government’s housing policy is doomed to fail, according to Social Democrats Housing Spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan. “This landmark ESRI report echoes what the Social Democrats have repeatedly stated: […]

Tragically, there was an 80pc increase in the deaths of single homeless people in 2020 We need a sustained and co-ordinated effort to reduce the number of deaths of homeless people, according to Social Democrats Housing Spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan. Deputy O’Callaghan was reacting to an interim report by Dr Austin O’Carroll, Mortality in Single Homeless Population […]

The large number of people sleeping rough in Dublin is an indictment of the government’s failed housing policy, according to Social Democrats Housing Spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan. “New data from the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive shows 125 people are sleeping rough – an indictment of this Government and its failed housing policies. No one should be sleeping on […]

How can we expect this government to solve the rental crisis when they don’t seem to understand their own legislation? Rent hikes of 8pc across the country must be stopped, according to Social Democrats Housing Spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan. Deputy O’Callaghan said: “A rent freeze implemented for the duration of the pandemic is set to be […]

It is time to expel the Israeli ambassador, according to Social Democrats Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Gary Gannon. Deputy Gannon, said: “Israel is an apartheid state engaged in a brutal assault of Gaza, the most densely packed internment camp in the world. More than 230 people have already been killed in this bombardment, the majority of […]

Mr Donohoe, and his party, have had a long time to resolve the housing crisis and have utterly failed Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has accepted that more than ten years of Fine Gael housing policy has done nothing to reduce rents across the country, according to Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan. “Speaking on RTE’s Morning […]