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Housing is unaffordable for most Longford workers and a generation of young people
Longford Westmeath Sinn Féin TD Sorca Clarke: Government is failing on housing
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Sinn Féin TD for Longford Westmeath and Spokesperson on Defence Sorca Clarke for has said that her party’s proposals would make housing affordable again.
Speaking in the Dáil, Deputy Clarke said: “Government is failing on housing. It has become unaffordable for most ordinary workers, while homeownership is out of the reach of a whole generation of young people.
“It is becoming increasingly difficult to buy a home as the cost of housing has increased by 30% since 2016, while the cost of renting has increased by 44% in the same period.
Minister Burke approves over €23m in funding for the Disabled Persons Grant Scheme & Improvement Works in Lieu of Local Authority Housing Scheme
7th May 2021 - Peter Burke TD
Fine Gael Minister of State for Planning and Local Government Peter Burke has today approved funding of more than €23m million for the Disabled Persons Grant scheme (DPG) and Improvement Works In Lieu of social housing scheme (IWILs).
Importantly, every local authority will receive the funds they have requested to carry out works this year in 2021. Under both schemes, exchequer funding meets 90% of the cost of the works, with the Local Authority providing the remaining 10%.
#GoPurple Day raising awareness about domestic abuse and services in Longford
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Longford Gardaí along with representatives of the Longford Women s Link Domestic Violence Support Service launching their information leaflets in 8 languages );
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Today, Friday, April 23, is Go Purple Day, a joint initiative between An Garda Síochána and domestic abuse services nationwide, to raise awareness about domestic abuse and support local domestic abuse services.
Individuals, schools, groups, and businesses can wear something purple, bake purple, dye their hair purple, light their buildings in purple or any other way they prefer to go purple.
Coinciding with #GoPurple day, Longford Women s Link Domestic Violence Support Service would like to remind women in Longford that they are #stillhere for you.