Tag: banks
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Bank bailout repayments should be used to fund Emergency Housing Investment Programme
Proposal included in Unite’s ‘economic manifesto’ published ahead of General Election January 31st: Trade union Unite has suggested that the anticipated €4 billion in bank bailout repayments due this year should be used to fund an Emergency Housing Investment Programme. The proposal is included in the union’s ‘economic manifesto’, Towards a Democratic Recovery for All,…
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Unite: Use bank bailout repayments to fund emergency housing programme
Proposal comes as latest figures show soaring number of homeless families September 21st: Commenting on new figures showing that the number of homeless families has risen by 76% since the start of the year, Unite’s Ireland Secretary Jimmy Kelly today called on the Government to use the forthcoming repayment of bank bailout funds to finance a…