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Social Democrats International Affairs spokesperson and Dublin Bay North TD, Cian O’Callaghan, has welcomed the historic deal to link funding in the forthcoming EU budget to respect for the rule of law. Deputy O’Callaghan said: “The deal to link the new EU budget to respect for the rule of law is very welcome. The Irish […]

Social Democrats Housing spokesperson and Dublin Bay North TD, Cian O’Callaghan, is calling on the Government to act on the findings of a new report by moving away from the private sector provision of social housing in favour of a more cost-effective direct build model. Deputy O’Callaghan said: “This new report from the Irish Government […]

Dublin Bay North TD and Social Democrats spokesperson for Housing, Cian O’Callaghan, has said that barriers to accessing emergency accommodation must be removed as homeless figures remain too high. Deputy O’Callaghan said: “The latest figures released by the Department of Housing show that the number of people becoming homeless and living in emergency accommodation remains […]

Social Democrats Housing spokesperson and Dublin Bay North TD, Cian O’Callaghan, has tabled amendments to the Residential Tenancies Bill 2020 that would see the ban on evictions extended for six months. Deputy O’Callaghan said: “Today, I’m proposing an amendment to the Residential Tenancies Bill 2020 that would extend the ban on evictions for six months. Yo-yoing in and […]

Social Democrats Housing spokesperson and Dublin Bay North TD, Cian O’Callaghan, is calling on the Government to extend the planned ban on evictions for six months. Deputy O’Callaghan said: “We need decisive, concrete action from the Government on evictions. Bouncing in and out of temporary and partial bans is not good enough at this stage. […]

Social Democrats Housing spokesperson and Dublin Bay North TD, Cian O’Callaghan, has expressed serious concern about the absence of a direct-build affordable housing scheme in Budget 2021. Deputy O’Callaghan said: “The budget failed to address the issue of housing affordability. There is no provision for the direct building of affordable homes by the State – this […]

Social Democrats Housing spokesperson and Dublin Bay North TD, Cian O’Callaghan, has warned that the measures announced by the Government in today’s budget will not make housing more affordable. Deputy O’Callaghan said: “Today’s budget fails to deliver affordable housing as it lacks the ambition that is required. The Government should be taking advantage of the historically low interest […]

Social Democrats Housing Spokesperson and Dublin Bay North TD, Cian O’Callaghan, has expressed alarm at the latest social housing output figures. Deputy O’Callaghan said: “The Government set a target to build 7,736 social homes in 2020. In the first half of the year, they reached less than 10% of that target, building just 725. “This […]

Commenting on figures released today, Social Democrats spokesperson on Housing, Cian O’Callaghan TD, said: “The latest figures released by the Department of Housing show that the number of people becoming homeless and living in emergency accommodation remains high. During August, the numbers of adults living in emergency accommodation for homeless people increased marginally while the […]

Social Democrats Brexit spokesperson, Cian O’Callaghan TD, said it is worrying that the UK Government is seeking to put the blame for severe delays and tailbacks at ports from next January onwards on the shoulders of UK businesses. Deputy O’Callaghan said: “This blame game is deeply unhelpful and irresponsible. We need leadership from political leaders […]

The Dublin Social Democrats TDs, Róisín Shortall, Cian O’Callaghan and Gary Gannon, and Dublin Social Democrat Councillors, have called on people living in the capital to work together to drive down the virus, after the Government decision to move to Level 3 of the Covid Plan, based on NHPET advice. In a joint statement, they […]

The Social Democrats’ three Dublin TDs have called on the Government to outline what specific financial supports will be provided for businesses and employees when additional restrictions come into force in the capital tonight. In a joint statement, Deputies Róisín Shortall, Gary Gannon and Cian O’Callaghan said: “The rising rates of infection in Dublin are […]

Social Democrats Brexit spokesperson, Cian O’Callaghan TD, today called on the Government to step up its preparations for a No Trade Deal Brexit. Deputy O’Callaghan said: “Following the threat by the UK Government to renege on the withdrawal agreement, the prospect of a worse-case scenario No Trade Deal Brexit is very real. “43% of Irish […]

The head of the UK’s Government legal department, Jonathan Jones, has quit over suggestions that Boris Johnson is trying to row back on parts of last year’s Brexit deal relating to Northern Ireland. Commenting on the development, Social Democrats Brexit spokesperson, Cian O’Callaghan TD, said: “It appears from the resignation of Jonathan Jones that the […]