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# right to housing

This year
2023
Taoiseach unsure if housing referendum will take place within this Government
Varadkar said that a housing amendment to the constitution should not allow people on the housing list to seek compensation.
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Aug 4th 2023, 3:22 PM
Factfind: PBP-proposed housing amendment isn't intended to evict people from their homes
Supporters say the proposal to “delimit the right to private property” would protect tenants.
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May 26th 2023, 5:06 PM
Analysis: 'In a housing crisis, this government is leaving thousands of buildings to rot'
A grim indictment of Ireland’s political policies is the scale of dereliction of buildings throughout the country, writes Dr Frank O’Connor.
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Apr 15th 2023, 7:45 PM
Last year
2022
Referendum on constitutional right to housing could be held next year
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien will today visit the Housing Commission.
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Mar 1st 2022, 4:00 PM
All time
A constitutional right to housing has expressive value but would it force government to act?
More than six out of 10 Irish people believe the right to housing should be enshrined in the Constitution.
On Friday Fianna Fáil senators brought forward a private members’ motion to amend the constitution "to ensure that every citizen has the right to housing."
More than six out of 10 Irish people believe the right to housing should be enshrined in the Constitution.
But is it a replacement for aggressive legislative action?
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Jun 8th 2021, 8:00 AM