Election 2011: Homelessness remains on the Agenda of most major Political Parties

February 23, 2011

MakeRoom welcomes the commitment from most major political parties in Ireland to keep homelessness on the political agenda. With the exception of Fianna Fail, all major parties refer to some of MakeRoom's key recommendations. While only the Green Party commits to the full implementation of the current Homelessness Strategy "The Way Home", Fine Gael commits to ending long-term homelessness and the need to sleep rough and Sinn Fein commits to ending long-term homelessness within two years of taking office and the provision of social housing for the accommodation of people experiencing homelessness. The Labour Party only commits to alleviating homelessness but highlights that it will do so following a "housing first" approach.
For a detailed analysis of the different party manifestos regarding homelessness, visit also Focus Ireland's website.