About Mercy Law Resource Centre’s report on the Right to Housing in Ireland
Mercy Law Resource Centre is calling for the protection of the right to housing in the Constitution. The right to housing would help those who are facing homelessness now and would be a fundamental and enduring safeguard against the recurrence of this gravely unacceptable crisis. A right to housing in the Constitution would not mean […]
MLRC welcomes Minister Coveney’s report, Rebuilding Ireland – an Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness
We welcome the publication by Mr Simon Coveney T.D., Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, of “Rebuilding Ireland – an Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness.” MLRC welcomes the careful consideration that the report brings to the housing and homelessness crisis and the focus and attention on the current crisis. We also welcome […]
MLRC presentation to the Oireachtas Committee on Housing and Homelessness
Following the launch of the MLRC report on the Right to Housing on 4th May 2016, MLRC was invited to make a submission on the Right to Housing to the Oireachtas Committee on Housing and Homelessness. MLRC made this submission and presented it to the Committee on 10th May 2016. To watch this presentation back, […]
Launch of the Mercy Law Resource Centre Report on the Right to Housing and presentation to Oireachtas Committee on Housing and Homelessness on the Report
On 4 May, MLRC launched its Report on the Right to Housing in Ireland. Judge Catherine McGuinness formally launched the Report. Paul Sweeney, Chair of TASC Economists’ Network also presented at the launch on the economic context for the right to housing. The launch took place on 4 May, in the Georgian Suite, Buswells Hotel, […]
