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Fuel poverty strategy launched
‘Irish housing only shelters from the rain’ The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte informed the Dail that he had published the affordable energy strategy, with five priority measures and 48 actions to tackle fuel poverty (Dail…
> Other debates:
> Deaths of children in care: Dail Eireann, Debates, 17th November 2011, 16-46. > Interdepartmental group on mortgage arrears: Dail Eireann, Debates, 22nd November 2011, 320-9.
2 News: No new plan against racism
Travellers as ethnic minority for decision shortly The Minister for Justice and Equality, Alan Shatter, told Jonathan O’Brien (SF, Cork NC) that he did not intend to develop a second national action plan against racism (Dail Eireann, Debates, 22nd November…
Lottery grant for children’s organizations
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald, told Denis Naughten (FG, Roscommon/Leitrim S) that 79 organizations had applied to her department for its lottery fund in 2011, the value of the applications being €2.4m (Dail Eireann, Debates, 29th…
Multi-agency steering group on housing policy
Legislation for private rented sector The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, told Barry Cowen (FF, Laois Offaly) that the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government had established a multi-agency steering group to give effect to the new…
Appointments: NESC, alignment, Oireachtas committees
The Taoiseach informed the Dail of his appointments of independent members to the National Economic and Social Council (Dail Eireann, Debates, 22nd November 2011, 368). They were: Mary Daly, Queen’s University, Belfast Anna Davis, University College Dublin Michelle Morris…
> Other news items
> UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities: Dail Eireann, Debates, 22nd November 2011, 533; > Positive ageing strategy: Dail Eireann, Debates, 22nd November 2011, 606-7.
Oireachtas Brief §23 November 2011 (1)
Welcome to Oireachtas Brief, the information service for social justice NGOs and voluntary sector activists interested in issues of poverty and social exclusion in the Oireachtas. Oireachtas Brief is provided by The Wheel and the European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN)…
1 Debates: Voluntary and community sector in the Seanad
The Seanad debated the role of the voluntary and community sector (Seanad Eireann, Debates, 9th November 2011, 267 – 290). Opening the debate, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan spoke of how his department was…
Need to address poverty
Several members demanded more action on poverty. In the Dail, Barry Cowen (FF, Laois Offaly) drew attention to the pre-budget submission of the Society of St Vincent de Paul which spoke of how Ireland faced into a serious social crisis,…
