A rent freeze and the law – The Irish Times
Read the letter written by Ann Fitzgerald, Chairwoman of Home for Good, here. In it she outlines how an excessive caution on the part of our politicians, and their advisers,…
Lobby to press politicians over referendum on right to home – The Irish Times
Read full article here "A new advocacy group launched on Wednesday will put pressure on politicians to commit to a referendum on inserting the right to a home into the…
Home for Good Podcast
The housing crisis is having a devastating impact on thousands of people throughout Ireland. There is no provision in the Constitution of the importance of secure and affordable housing and…
‘Home for Good’ Launches General Election Campaign to Rebalance Constitution and Protect Safe and Secure Housing
Read the position paper here The group is calling for the next programme for Government to include a commitment on a referendum to amend the Constitution to better protect the…
Government “using Constitution as excuse” to block housing reform – Sen. Colette Kelleher
Over the past three years, the Government has repeatedly cited concerns about constitutional property rights in blocking legislation on housing reforms. That’s according to a research report, published by independent…
Government Slammed for Leaning on Constitution as an ‘excuse’ for not reforming Housing, Irish Mirror
The Irish Mirror wrote about research Senator Kelleher requested on the use of the money message to block bills relating to housing reform. Read the full article here
Senator calls for clarity on Attorney General’s role following blocked housing legislation, Irish Legal News
Read the full article here " The role of the Attorney General should be clarified in light of research showing that at least a dozen housing bills were blocked due…