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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 … -
State must end age discrimination against young people on social welfare
Issued 24 November 2015 |human-rights-law|legal-information|social-welfare-law-reform|
Legal rights group FLAC welcomed yesterday’s announcement by the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton that her Department plans a review into the impact … -
Budget 2016: Government must remember those who are not part of recovery
Issued 13 October 2015 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|debt-law-reform|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Legal rights group FLAC today said while there was much to welcome in Budget 2016, its focus on ‘keeping the recovery going’ should not mean it left behind those who have … -
Guide aims to clarify law behind reclaiming welfare overpayments
Issued 20 July 2015 |access-to-justice|legal-information|social-welfare-law-reform|
Legal rights groups FLAC and Community Law & Mediation have today launched two guides to the law underpinning the recovery of social welfare overpayments. The guides … -
Over 28,000 people received legal help in 2014
Issued 6 July 2015 |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|
Minister for Justice & Equality Frances Fitzgerald today launched the Annual Report for 2014 of legal rights group FLAC. Launching the report and a guide to the law on … -
UN criticises ‘disproportionate’ state focus on cuts during austerity
Issued 22 June 2015 |civil-legal-aid|debt-law-reform|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
A top UN body has criticised the Irish state for its response to the economic and financial crisis in cutting public expenditure, especially in housing, healthcare, social … -
Round-up: UN examination of Ireland under ICESCR
Issued 10 June 2015 |civil-legal-aid|debt-law-reform|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Disability, debt, housing, abortion, Direct Provision: UN tackles Irish government on basic rights A top UN body has questioned the Irish government on how it has fulfilled … -
Government to face UN scrutiny on basic rights
Issued 2 June 2015 |human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
A report launched today by the Public Interest Law Alliance of FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) gives an updated assessment and analysis from over 80 voluntary organisations … -
International event examines impact of austerity on basic rights
Issued 14 May 2015 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|debt-law-reform|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Human rights organisations from all over Europe and Irish bodies working on economic, social and cultural rights issues are meeting in Dublin this morning to examine how … -
Minister Sean Sherlock to lead government delegation to UN examination of Ireland
Issued 24 April 2015 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|debt-law-reform|human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Ahead of a United Nations examination of Ireland in June, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade this morning announced that the government delegation will be led by … -
Austerity dominates UN questions for Irish Government
Issued 10 December 2014 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Questions raised by a United Nations committee in Geneva this week ask the Irish Government to explain how it is ensuring that the privatisation of water services will not …
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UN to be told state failing its duties on ‘everyday’ rights in Ireland
Issued 19 November 2014 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
An independent report detailing gaps in how the state is meeting its obligations under an international treaty on economic, social and cultural rights was launched this …
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Survey indicates Budget 2015 will not restore “downgraded” rights
Issued 16 October 2014 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
A wide-ranging survey of civil society organisations published today indicates that while Budget 2015 may have offered some positive measures for various social groups, it … -
First ‘social recovery’ budget will not restore eroded public services, but Gov’t has opportunity for fresh start
Issued 14 October 2014 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|debt-law-reform|human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Despite its vaunted ‘social justice’ element, Budget 2015 fails to fully address the emaciation of public services stretched beyond measure by serial austerity drives. …