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New mortgage arrears committee must provide solutions quickly
Issued 26 February 2010
Legal rights organisation FLAC today welcomed confirmation of the formation by the government of a group to deal with the issue of indebtedness. The group includes its Senior … -
Provision for asylum seekers fails to measure up under human rights law, 10 years on
Issued 18 February 2010
At a joint media event today in Dublin's Buswells Hotel to mark United Nations Social Justice Day, legal rights group FLAC called for full-scale reform of the system that … -
Oireachtas committee echoes FLAC's call to take debts out of the courts
Issued 16 February 2010
Legal rights organisation FLAC today welcomed a report from an Oireachtas committee that calls for urgent new measures to tackle overindebtedness. The report from the Joint …
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Welcome focus by Minister Ryan on individual debt
Issued 30 January 2010
The non-governmental organisation FLAC today welcomed the announcement by Minister Eamon Ryan that the government will soon establish soon an expert panel to advise it in …
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Children's Law Centre NI seeks solicitor
Issued 18 January 2010
The Children's Law Centre of Northern Ireland is seeking a solicitor (part-time 17 ½ hours per week, Ref: SOL01/10). Pay will be at NJC Scale 30 - 34 £25,472 - £28,636 per …
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Solicitor sought for independent law centre - Dublin area
Issued 13 January 2010
Solicitor required for newly established independent law centre working in the homeless sector. Some experience of litigation essential together with a demonstrable interest …
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Mortgage arrears figures show alarming rise
Issued 22 December 2009
Legal rights organisation FLAC today warned that figures from the Financial Regulator on mortgage arrears to the end of September 2009 display a worrying upward trend in …
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Asylum-seeker exclusion is mean-minded
Issued 10 December 2009
The Government's proposal to amend the Social Welfare Act to exclude all asylum-seekers from qualifying for social welfare benefits is mean-minded, petty and divisive, said …
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Budget response to overindebtedness crisis is entirely inadequate
Issued 9 December 2009
FLAC Budget Statement 2010 Independent legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has as its main aim to achieve equal access to justice. As part of this overarching …
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Lecturer warns that debt is the over-riding social problem
Issued 2 December 2009
At a lecture on access to justice organised by the independent legal rights group, FLAC, the former independent Senator and Northern Ireland's former Ombudsman Dr Maurice … -
Dublin: Volunteer for One Family law reform submission
Issued 26 November 2009
One Family, the support organisation for one-parent families, is currently preparing a submission to the Law Reform Comission's Consultation paper on 'Legal Aspects of Family …
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Consumer debt in Irish society: Presentation to LRC conference
Issued 19 November 2009
Consumer debt in Irish society Presentation to LRC conference 18 Nov 2009 by Paul Joyce, Senior Policy Researcher, FLAC Introduction In the early 1990s, when I began working …
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Government cannot miss this chance to get it right on personal debt
Issued 18 November 2009
Independent legal rights body FLAC welcomed the recommendations of the Law Reform Commission on 'Reforming the Law on Personal Debt' at its conference in Dublin Castle today, …
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FLAC welcomes bankers’ commitment to those facing difficulties with mortgage repayments.
Issued 10 November 2009
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC), an independent legal rights organisation, has welcomed the Irish Banking Federation statement of intent, which, it says will offer …
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Major conference on debt law reform in November
Issued 21 October 2009
The Law Reform Commission is holding its 2009 Annual Conference on 18 November. The theme of this year's conference is 'Reforming the Law on Personal Debt' and it will be …