The author said the budget could have offered hope on housing but claimed the government had prioritised major developers, investment funds and corporate landlords over workers and families. They said they would continue pressing the government for affordable homes.
The post’s author called on the Minister for Housing to urgently raise and reform social housing income eligibility thresholds, saying thousands of families were being removed from council housing lists or denied access to social housing because the thresholds were too low.
The author argued that adding a right to housing to the Constitution could drive meaningful change and help ensure everyone had access to secure, adequate and affordable homes.
The author said that three years on, no redress scheme had been introduced to fix defective Celtic Tiger-era homes, leaving tens of thousands of homeowners and tenants in limbo. They said they had pressed the Minister in the Dáil this week for a timeline. https://t.co/geZCQJVrCO #CelticTiger #HousingCrisis #Ireland #IE
The author said homelessness was rising because of what they described as poor FF/FG housing policy, citing a shortage of social homes, cuts to prevention schemes and delays to action plans. They called for a different approach, referring to SF’s 12-point plan to end long-term homelessness by 2030. https://t.co/tgwiXNNi05 #Homelessness #HousingPolicy #SocialHousing #IE
Budget 2027 offers an opportunity to fix housing. Here are 7 things the Government must do. We need radical reset in housing, not more of the same. https://t.co/DF3LuKtPLJ #Budget2027 #HousingCrisis #RadicalReset #Nocountrycodesfound.
Homelessness can be solved! There are solutions. Government must prioritise housing in Budget 2027. https://t.co/ZJbKDLJlRY #Homelessness #HousingFirst #Budget2027 #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #theresultis:
Homelessness can be solved Housing can be fixed The problem is not that there are no alternatives The problem is a lack of political will from FF/FG Read more in @eolasmagazine 👇👇👇 https://t.co/GXHWCZhb2H #Homelessness #HousingCrisis #PoliticalWill #Nospecificcountriesarementionedinthetweet #sotherearenocountrycodestoreturn.
There is an alternative long term homelessness can be ended In May @sinnfeinireland published a 12 point plan Shift the focus to prevention & exits Increase social & affordable supply Reduce the numbers in emergency year on year It can be done, if there is political will... https://t.co/qp3W8yxx7P #Homelessness #SocialJustice #PreventiveMeasures #IE
95% of all homeless spend is on emergency accommodation Private providers get 75% Not-for-profits get 25% Just 5% is spent on vital homeless prevention & tenancy sustainment (🧵2/3) https://t.co/EcjdF8s0WE #Homelessness #HousingCrisis #SocialImpact #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.
📈Homeless expenditure is spiralling out of control 📈 🚨Almost €500m spent last year, up 65% on 2020🚨 As more people are forced into homelessness the human & financial cost rises (🧵1/3) https://t.co/I0Pn6FVRe8 #Homelessness #PublicSpending #SocialCrisis #Therearenospecificcountryreferencesinthetweetprovided.
'Are we not allowed visitors?' Residents protest strict new clamping regime in Dublin estate (via @thejournal_ie) https://t.co/kToGuHoVzX #Dublin #ResidentsProtest #ClampingRegime #IE
Thousands left in fire-risk homes over red-tape delays It is almost 3 years since Govt agreed this scheme But just 600 of over 25k homes approved Govt must slash the red tape & get this funding to those who need it @AllianceDefects @NotOurFault100 https://t.co/w8RaKLKzjh #FireRiskHomes #RedTape #HousingCrisis #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.
This is desparately sad news... Frank was a powerful advocate for Dublin City. For a city that should put the needs of people, good planning & beautiful archietcure at its heart. He and his important voice will be sorely missed. Condolences to his family & friends. #Dublin #RIPFrank #UrbanPlanning #IE
Rents & house prices are too high. Council waiting lists are too long. Too many people are being forced to put their lives on hold because of Govts failed housing policies. But there are alternatives. Affordable homes can be delivered. Read more here: https://t.co/4U2QZtJG5p https://t.co/y6XFIAOokk #AffordableHousing #HousingCrisis #GovtPolicy #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.
Govt must introduce plan to end homelessness Since @JamesBrowneTD became Minister homelessness up 11%, child homeless up 23% Latest monthly figures: 🚨Adults 11,868, +6 🚨Children 5,656, +39 🚨Total 17,527, +45 🚨Families 2,724, +16 🚨Singles 7,244, -44 🚨Pensioners 272, -13 https://t.co/iYK5ubXGGz #EndHomelessness #HousingCrisis #GovernmentAction #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #theoutputis:
Despite the Govt spin, their housing plan isn’t working! 🚨Home completions down 3.6% 🚨Apartment completions down 12.2% 🚨Dublin completions - 16.4% We need more social, affordable & private for purchase homes. The Govt’s mistaken focus on expensive apartments isn’t working. https://t.co/Mz31xGbvUc #HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing #GovernmentFailure
Wildfires at home and abroad: The climate crisis is here, and Ireland is far from prepared @think_or_swim https://t.co/BXHrCWueGq #ClimateCrisis #Wildfires #Ireland #IE
Last summer the Minister for Housing bet big on new apartments. 🎰 He reduced design standards, increased rents & handed developers a €640m tax break. 💶 So has the gamble worked? 🤷♀️ Not according to the Department of Housings own data. ❌🤬❌ https://t.co/JXQ2Tticjl #HousingCrisis #TaxBreaks #UrbanDevelopment #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #theresponseisempty.
Data centres used almost one billion litres of water last year, but another industry used far more (via @thejournal_ie) https://t.co/jJiSXVqPX2 #DataCentres #WaterUsage #Sustainability #Nospecificcountrycodescanbeidentifiedfromthetweet.
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