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FLAC calls for amendments to Bereaved Partner’s Pension Bill which will give effect to O’Meara judgment
Issued 25 March 2025 |public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) has published its preliminary analysis and recommendations concerning the the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025. The 2025 … -
FLAC appears before Oireachtas Committee to discuss legislation to implement the landmark Supreme Court decision in O’Meara
Issued 2 July 2024 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Legislation will make social welfare payments for bereaved people and their families available to cohabitants and their children. FLAC (which represented the O’Meara … -
FLAC welcomes the clarification of ‘genuinely seeking work’ criteria for Covid PUP recipients who have been temporarily laid off.
Issued 10 December 2020 |social-welfare-law-reform|
FLAC CE Eilis Barry has today welcomed the introduction of two new Social Welfare regulations which address some of FLAC’s concerns and recommendations in relation to the … -
FLAC voices concerns in relation to the Covid PUP Scheme in submission to Oireachtas Social Protection Committee
Issued 1 December 2020 |social-welfare-law-reform|
FLAC has made a submission to the Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands in response to their ongoing review of the … -
FLAC calls for end to age discrimination in welfare payments
Issued 9 October 2019 |social-welfare-law-reform|
Following the welfare changes announced in Budget 2020, FLAC CE Eilis Barry welcomed the change to Jobseekers Allowance that will allow young people aged 25 to receive the …
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‘Model tenants’ awarded substantial compensation for discrimination by landlord on housing assistance ground
Issued 21 August 2017 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
FLAC today welcomed the finding of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) that three tenants had been discriminated against by their landlord when the landlord refused to … -
25,700 people received information and legal advice in 2016
Issued 31 July 2017 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|flac-information|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Top queries: family law, housing, employment law Welcome for reversal cuts to District Court private practitioner panel Call for end to legal aid fees in Domestic Violence … -
Compensation awarded for excessive delay in determining protection application for family in Direct Provision
Issued 17 February 2017 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) welcomes today’s ruling to compensate a mother who experienced excessive delay in processing her application for subsidiary protection, … -
FLAC welcomes High Court judgment finding excessive delay in determining protection application for family in Direct Provision
Issued 3 February 2017 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) welcomes today’s decision of the High Court to award compensation to a mother for the delay in determining her application for subsidiary … -
Social welfare law must not leave people behind, say legal rights bodies
Issued 10 November 2016 |access-to-justice|social-welfare-law-reform|
Joint press advisory Thursday 10 November 2016 FLAC and Community Law & Mediation Two leading independent … -
Budget 2017: Welcome relief for vulnerable groups but fairer budget process must come soon
Issued 11 October 2016 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Legal rights group FLAC today said that while it welcomed the basic welfare increases that will benefit many vulnerable segments of society in Budget 2017, it regretted that … -
Almost 29,000 people helped with legal advice and information in 2015
Issued 3 October 2016 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|flac-information|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Top issues: housing, family law, employment law, debt & credit The continuing impact of austerity in Ireland is borne out by data on legal need for 2015 released by … -
High success rate of social welfare appeals suggests issues with original decision-making
Issued 20 May 2016 |human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
A new report reveals that a high number of social welfare decisions are being overturned on appeal, prompting concerns around the original refusal of welfare payment … -
UPR: Ireland under international scrutiny at UN hearing today
Issued 11 May 2016 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|debt-law-reform|human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Other UN member states are putting tough questions on Ireland’s human rights track record to a government delegation at a UN hearing in Geneva today, including our failure … -
FLAC welcomes European anti-racism body’s call on welfare decisions and Travellers
Issued 3 March 2016 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|legal-information|social-welfare-law-reform|
Legal rights organisation FLAC today backed a call by the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) for the Social Welfare Appeals Office to publish the …