Cllr Fitzpatrick slams Government decision to slash Council Housing funding by 50% in 2015
Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick, leader of the Fianna Fáil Group on Dublin City Council (DCC) has today expressed her disbelief at the Government decision to cut the capital investment budget for the provision of council housing in Dublin City by almost 50% in 2015. Cllr Fitzpatrick said “With 20,000 applicants on Dublin City Council’s housing list this decision makes absolutely no […]
Europe is sleepwalking into bilateral agreement with the US that could benefit corporations over citizens
Commenting today on the late-stage negotiations taking place between the EU and the US in regard to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), Cllr Fitzpatrick raised concerns that, if passed, this partnership would make it financially prohibitive for a national state to do anything against the interest of corporations. Cllr Fitzpatrick said “The TTIP, if […]