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Dublin Live
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Dublin Live
Major Dublin housing and homeless crisis protest slams Government
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info The Irish Government and Northern Ireland Executive have demonstrated an inability to address homelessness, the organisers of a major housing protest in Dublin has said. Hundreds of people participated in a rally between the Garden of Remembrance and Leinster House on Saturday. Organised by the Community Action Tenants' Union (Catu), the protest was also supported by opposition political parties, unions and other civil society groups. Catu said the action was an all-island demonstration critical of Governments in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It said it believes ministers in both jurisdictions have demonstrated their "inability and lack of commitment to addressing homelessness and housing inequality". (Image: PA Wire/PA Images) In particular, it criticised recent announcements to "gut the tenant-in-situ scheme" and changes to rent control in the Republic of Ireland despite a record number of families living in emergency accommodation. In a statement, it said: "Whether it's being evicted from your home with a few weeks' notice, or seeing your children emigrate due to lack of affordable housing, hardly anyone on this island has not been affected by the years of disastrous housing policy in Ireland." It is calling on both the Dail and Stormont to immediately implement a number of measures to protect people across the island from homelessness, including the introduction and re-instatement of the eviction ban; a commitment to ensure no child is living in emergency accommodation by 2026; and a full and proper resourcing of the tenant-in-situ scheme. The union is also demanding an end to the direct provision system for asylum seekers, and urgent resourcing and provision of culturally appropriate Traveller accommodation. Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice . For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage .
Irish Examiner
a day ago
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
All-island housing rally hears of Government's 'inability' to address homelessness
The Irish Government and Northern Ireland Executive have demonstrated an "inability to address homelessness", the organisers of a major housing protest in Dublin has said. Hundreds of people participated in a rally between the Garden of Remembrance and Leinster House on Saturday. Organised by the Community Action Tenants' Union (Catu), the protest was also supported by opposition political parties, unions and other civil society groups. People hold signs calling for change (Conor O Mearain/PA) Catu said the action was an all-island demonstration critical of Governments in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It said it believes ministers in both jurisdictions have demonstrated their 'inability and lack of commitment to addressing homelessness and housing inequality'. In particular, it criticised recent announcements to 'gut the tenant-in-situ scheme' and changes to rent control in the Republic of Ireland despite a record number of families living in emergency accommodation. Groups made speeches during the protest in Dublin (Conor O Mearain/PA) In a statement, it said: 'Whether it's being evicted from your home with a few weeks' notice, or seeing your children emigrate due to lack of affordable housing, hardly anyone on this island has not been affected by the years of disastrous housing policy in Ireland. ' It is calling on both the Dáil and Stormont to immediately implement a number of measures to protect people across the island from homelessness, including the introduction and re-instatement of the eviction ban; a commitment to ensure no child is living in emergency accommodation by 2026; and a full and proper resourcing of the tenant-in-situ scheme. The union is also demanding an end to the direct provision system for asylum seekers, and urgent resourcing and provision of culturally appropriate Traveller accommodation.
The Journal
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Journal
Tenants' protest planned for Dublin today as 80 unions seek momentum for all-island fight
MORE THAN 80 trade unions and organisations have lent backing to a housing protest taking place in Dublin city centre later today. Organised by the renters group called Community Action Tenants Union Ireland (Catu), it is seeking for the Dáil to immediately implement a number of measures to protect people across the island from homelessness. The demonstration will start at 1pm at the Garden of Remembrance in Parnell Square. These include the introduction and re-instatement of the eviction ban, which expired in March two years ago, and a commitment to ensure no child is living in emergency accommodation by 2026. It also wants 'proper resourcing' of the Tenant in Situ scheme, which has been hit by changes and restrictions that risked sending people into homelessness . The union also demands a rapid expansion of community mental health and addiction supports to address the complex harms experienced by many people forced into the homeless system. Describing itself as an all-island union, it also wants the same measures implemented by Stormont in the North. Advertisement Organisations who have endorsed include Forsa, Siptu, Conradh na Gaeilge and Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland. John Bohan, a member of Catu's national committee, said today's protest is trying to capture 'anger' on the issue that he feels was lost due to the pandemic. 'There had been such momentum on housing as an issue. Before the pandemic hit, you had these massive protests, occupations of key buildings like Apollo House , you had pushback against evictions, and you had the big Raise the Roof rallies ,' Bohan said. 'Covid just put a pause on that. I think the big danger is to turn housing into a new healthcare, where people are like, 'Oh, that's that's a joke, it's been broken for years and it will take a load of years to fix it so what can you do?' That sense of apathy has really built up.' The latest figures show that 15,747 people were living in emergency accommodation in May. The figure includes 4,844 children – some 69 more than last month. The statistics do not include people rough sleeping, refugees, asylum seekers, individuals in domestic violence shelters, or those experiencing 'hidden homelessness', such as sleeping in cars, on couches, or other unsuitable living conditions. Bohan said the the aim of today's protest is that to direct anger towards people who are 'responsible delivering policy decisions, to help organise and focus our friends and neighbors towards people with power who change things'. Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
