Cllr. Éilis Ryan Workers’ Party argues legal advice contradicts unsupported claims by council officials that mixed income public housing goes against planning guidelines Workers’ Party councillor Éilis Ryan has called on Sinn Féin to publish the legal advice they sought in August in relation to O’Devaney Gardens before pushing ahead with a motion [...]
The Workers’ Party will this morning (Friday) put a picket on Minister Simon Coveney who is attending a closed meeting at Cork City Hall to promote the government’s “Rebuilding Ireland” housing scheme which, Cllr. Tynan insists, “repeats the same failed formula of throwing money at developers”. Cllr. Tynan described the meeting as part of a [...]
O'Devaney Gardens Workers’ Party councillor Éilis Ryan has criticised what she called a ‘u-turn’ by Sinn Féin in accepting an agreement last evening (Wednesday 7th September) between with the Minister for Housing, Simon Coveney, that will see 70% of the public land at O’Devaney Gardens handed over to private developers. Speaking following the [...]
Open letter to councillors supporting motion for public mixed income housing on O'Devaney Gardens, gets backing of 11 TDs, Peter McVerry, Erica Fleming, SIPTU rep Proposals for 100% mixed income, public housing on the O'Devaney Gardens site have been given a boost today, receiving the backing of leading housing activists, TDs, trade unionists and academics. [...]
Cllr. Éilis Ryan Amidst growing controversy last week around the future of the O’Devaney Gardens site in Dublin 7, the Workers’ Party have condemned what they said was “clear glee” on the part of Minister for Housing Simon Coveney about the prospective privatisation of the land. Speaking following Minister for Housing Simon Coveney’s [...]
Cllr. Éilis Ryan The Workers’ Party have called for Priory Hall to be held in public ownership and rented under a mixed income public rental scheme, which they say would allow the council to avoid selling off a public asset, but still recoup the cost of their investment. Speaking ahead of a vote [...]
WP says tax windfall must be used for 'public compensation fund' to build public housing Apple revenue could build 72,000 houses in Ireland The Workers’ Party has today (30th August) issued a call for the government not to appeal the European Commission's Apple tax decision, but to establish a ‘Public Compensation Fund’ with money recouped [...]
Cllr. Ted Tynan (WP), Cork City Councillor Cork Workers’ Party councillor Ted Tynan has called on fellow city councillors to fully endorse a motion currently before the council’s Housing Strategic Policy Committee which, if taken up by government, could give a major boost to social housing construction in Cork and throughout the country. [...]
Cllr. Éilis Ryan WP legal advice contradicts DCC chief executive. Ryan calls for publication of full figures and assessment. Dublin City Council Chief Executive Brendan Kenny has requested that councillors overturn a motion passed at the last Dublin City Council meeting on July 27th, calling for 100% mixed income, public housing to be developed [...]
Jimmy Dignam Jimmy Dignam, Workers' Party representative in Dublin North West, said: 'Following the passing of a Workers' Party motion at Dublin City Council to develop the O'Devaney Gardens site in Dublin 7 as publicly-owned mixed-income housing, I am now calling on Dublin City Council to commit to developing the Oscar Traynor Road [...]
