Neasa Hourigan

2023 - 3 - 19

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Green Party threatens tougher sanctions against Neasa Hourigan if ... (The Irish Times)

TD says she will oppose Coalition during Sinn Féin motion about decision to end eviction ban.

“There is still time for government to do the right thing,” she said, adding that they should row back and reverse the decision. “Forget even the political view of this, listen to the voices and the stories that all of us have heard. In a legal sense, the vote is meaningless and non-binding, and the government is likely to put down an amendment to it before Wednesday’s vote, meaning the text of the motion itself is unlikely to be voted on. She said the party had to send a signal to Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil so that their deputies would vote for Green policies. She said Ms Hourigan had voted against the government twice previously and signalled that she would face a tougher sanction than on previous occasions. “We have to sometimes vote on things that are challenging for us,” she said, but that the eviction ban couldn’t be there “forever”.

Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan to back Sinn Féin eviction ban motion (BreakingNews.ie)

Writing in the Sunday Independent, Deputy Hourigan said there are "hundreds of children" in her constituency who are homeless. The Government has come under ...

“To achieve stable government all coalitions require compromise. The Dublin Central TD has been critical of the ending of the ban, and will support the opposition's motion in the Dáil. Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan has said she will vote against the Government and back a Sinn Féin motion to retain the eviction ban.

Green TD could be stripped of €10k Oireachtas committee role if she ... (Irish Examiner)

The Green Party said there would have to be sanctions against Neasa Hourigan if she votes against the Government.

A Green Party spokesperson said TDs "are expected to vote in line with the Government. “In reality, the eviction ban was never there to deal with any of those issues. The proposals, hastily announced, were not detailed. "As the smallest party in Government, it's absolutely essential that we get the other parties to vote on things that maybe they don't feel comfortable voting on, particularly around climate action. So I think it's very disappointing all round to vote against Government," she told the. “It’s about a sense of urgency, and about what this housing crisis looks like on the ground.

TD may face severe sanctions over SF motion - GP chair (RTE.ie)

Sanctions against the Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan are likely to be severe if she votes against the Government this week, Green Party Chairperson Pauline ...

Please review their details and accept them to load the content. I believe there will be sanctions and they will go beyond previously," Ms O'Reilly said. He also said that by "extending the ban indefinitely you are denying other people the right to have a home, because there are other people who might be saving for a deposit, who are living in unsuitable or overcrowded conditions and they are also looking for the opportunity to acquire a home." Minister for Finance Michael McGrath has said the Government is focused on delivering solutions to the housing crisis, and that extending the eviction ban would only lead to a larger number of terminations notices down the line. The Labour Party said it would table a no confidence motion in the coalition on 29 March unless it reverses the decision to lift the evictions ban. The Dublin Central TD has been a vocal critic of the Government decision to lift the ban at the end of this month.

Neasa Hourigan to support Sinn Féin motion on eviction ban (Newstalk)

The Dublin Central TD has been critical of the ending of the ban, and will support the opposition's motion in the Dáil.

"This absolutely flies in the face of that," she said. "It's about a sense of urgency, and about what this housing crisis looks like on the ground," she added. "This week I intend to uphold the spirit of that motion, and vote to retain the eviction ban".

Neasa Hourigan to back Sinn Féin on eviction ban as Coalition ... (Independent.ie)

Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan will vote against her own government colleagues next week as the Coalition also faces a fresh no confidence motion over the ...

A Green Party source said it is not inevitable Ms Hourigan will face a sanction more severe than a six-month suspension and hinted the party may show leniency. Last year she was suspended from the party for six months after voting against the Government on a motion regarding the location of the National Maternity Hospital. It is the price that you pay for going into Government. As someone who has had to vote in ways I have often thought were not sensible, or not in the best interests of my constituents, I’m more aware of this than most,” Ms Hourigan writes. “This deserves weekly, at least, fortnightly reports to those of us making such submissions ensuring we have the backs of the unfortunate people in such dire circumstances.” Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen said he is currently dealing with around 20 cases of tenants facing eviction in his constituency.

Neasa Hourigan says she will vote against the coalition on ... (thejournal.ie)

GREEN PARTY TD Neasa Hourigan has said she will vote against the government in a motion to extend the eviction ban. In an op-ed for the Sunday Independent, ...

The parliamentary party will discuss this matter over the coming days.” She wrote: “The row over the ban in the last few weeks can be traced back to many issues — but ideology is not one of them. She concluded: “To achieve stable government all coalitions require compromise. There are no more hotel rooms in which to place them.” Private landlords are not at fault in this. The proposals, hastily announced, were not detailed.