Clondalkin campaigns calls on FF TD to support Anti-evictions bill

A group of local activists protested outside the constituency clinic of Fianna Fail TD John Curran to demand he support an anti-evictions bill, tabled by the Anti Austerity Alliance-People Before Profit Party in the Dail.
The campaigners who are part of the newly formed “Clondalkin and Lucan Housing Group”, setup to highlight the homeless crisis in the area, and demand the construction of more social housing by South Dublin County Council to address this problem.

Two councillors where in attendance at the protest, Ruth Nolan of Independents4Change, and Madeline Johansson of AAA-PBP.

 Councillor Nolan said -
“We are here today to protest in support of the anti-evictions bill due to be voted on in The Dail on January 17^th. And to pressure John Curran T.D. to support the bill.
We should stop these vulture funds from evicting people at the rate they are”

 Madeleine Johansen then spoke -  
“We are here saying to the local TD’s that the AAA-PBP bill that’s before the Dail should be supported by them.
Anti-eviction laws are in place in many European countries, and stops landlords evicting people for spurious reasons, so we should do the same here”

Campaign organiser Seán Phelan condemned the decision by a majority of councillors to vote in favour of allowing the council to sell off a specially adapted house  in Clondalkin.
He added “The council should be providing extra social housing, not selling off existing stock.  There are many families with a disabled child or parent who badly need specially adapted accommodation.
The campaign calls on the council to reverse the decision to sell the house, and accommodate a family that needs it immediately”

The group plans to join the protest outside the Dail on January 17, as the AAA-PBP motion is being debated, and will hold a public meeting in Lucan in the coming weeks.