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Budget must meet basic fairness standards if government wants people to stand by it
Issued 16 July 2014 |access-to-justice|consumer-credit-law-reform|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Access to justice campaign group FLAC is today calling on the state to produce a budget that people can tolerate by applying basic human rights standards in how it decides to … -
'Rights meaningless without access’ says Chief Justice
Issued 7 July 2014 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|human-rights-law|legal-information|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Chief Justice Susan Denham today said that rights without access to them are meaningless. Speaking as she launched FLAC’s (Free Legal Advice Centres’) annual report for … -
More than 27,000 legal queries in 2013 highlight gaps in the legal system
Issued 7 July 2014 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|consumer-credit-law-reform|debt-law-reform|flac-information|human-rights-law|legal-information|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Legal rights group FLAC has directly helped some 27,546 people with their legal queries in 2013, according to its annual report for 2013 launched by Chief Justice Susan … - FLAC to lead shadow reporting process for ESC covenant Issued 22 May 2014 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform| One of FLAC's key aims is to advance international and national standards that promote human rights, which are fundamental to everyone and permeate all areas of law. Ireland …
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Law as a Vehicle for Social Change: 7th Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture
Issued 9 January 2014 |access-to-justice|civil-legal-aid|flac-information|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
FLAC held its 7th annual Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture on 5 December 2013. The guest speaker was Martin O'Brien, Senior Vice President for Programmes at the Atlantic … -
Legal rights groups criticise proposed social welfare law
Issued 24 October 2013 |access-to-justice|human-rights-law|public-interest-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
In a joint submission on the draft law to cement changes to the social welfare code arising from the Budget, two legal rights organisations, Northside Community Law & … -
Budgetary concerns are not limited to a single day
Issued 15 October 2013 |civil-legal-aid|debt-law-reform|human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
According to legal rights organisation FLAC, the budget is an on-going, multifaceted process which started before October 15th and will continue to be felt by the Irish … -
Need for social count as well as money count for a workable budget
Issued 26 September 2013 |human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
Today’s report from the Fiscal Advisory Council on the Irish government’s balance sheet is billed as a ‘comprehensive overview’ of where Ireland stands financially …
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Upcoming Seanad debates need to consider impact of legislation on over-indebted people
Issued 19 June 2013 |debt-law-reform|social-welfare-law-reform|
According to the legal rights group FLAC, two pieces of legislation that come up for debate in the Seanad this week will impact particularly heavily on people living on very …
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FLAC welcomes Ombudsman's Report on HSE failure to pay award to asylum seeker
Issued 12 June 2013 |access-to-justice|social-welfare-law-reform|
Legal rights group FLAC today welcomed a report from the Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly that highlights serious failings at several different levels by both the Health Service …
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Government losing golden opportunity to reform sub-standard appeals system
Issued 8 November 2012 |access-to-justice|social-welfare-law-reform|
Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) says the government has "wasted a golden opportunity" to implement some simple changes to vastly improve a key welfare … -
Seanad motion on social welfare appeals system supports need for change sooner rather than later
Issued 7 November 2012 |access-to-justice|social-welfare-law-reform|
Legal rights group FLAC today called on the government to make some simple changes to improve a key support system for people in Ireland, ahead of a motion being put forward … -
Time to reform social welfare appeals system
Issued 24 October 2012 |access-to-justice|social-welfare-law-reform|
Legal rights group FLAC today released a report recommending root-and-branch reform of the country's system for handling social welfare appeals. Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly … -
Mortgage supplement changes premature and unsupportive of hard-pressed borrowers
Issued 25 April 2012 |debt-law-reform|social-welfare-law-reform|
Legal rights group FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) expressed concern today that a proposed change to the Social Welfare Pensions Bill 2012 will remove an essential … -
FLAC welcomes report of UN independent expert
Issued 20 May 2011 |human-rights-law|social-welfare-law-reform|
"Human rights are not a policy option, dispensable during times of economic hardship." The independent legal rights organisation FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) …