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TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR has insisted that Ireland has “one of the lowest levels of homelessness” despite a record number of people living in emergency accommodation.
TheJournal.ie asked the Taoiseach about his statement in his speech last night in which he said “cynical” people state that Fine Gael won’t solve the housing crisis and how the Rebuilding Ireland action plan is working.
“I don’t believe them. Yes, there are major challenges with housing and homelessness, and no, they won’t be solved overnight. But we have a plan, the plan is working, and we won’t stop until we succeed. Because we believe that everyone should have a home. And we believe that every working person should be able to aspire to own one,” he said last night.
“How can you make such a statement when Ireland has one of the highest figures to date?” Homeless figures rose to its highest figure in September to 8,300.
“We are actually a country by international standards compared with our peers that has a low level of homelessness.”
“What stats are those? Per capita?” asked TheJournal.ie.
“They’re the stats and we can provide them for you and that of course is a good thing. It’s a good thing that in Ireland we’ve a low level of homelessness compared to our peer countries.
“But what’s better than that is that we don’t think that’s good enough and we want to continue to reduce homelessness in the years ahead.”
Does Ireland not have one of the highest figures the country has ever seen, asked TheJournal.ie.
“Yes, yes obviously homelessness and the number of people in emergency accommodation has increased over the last number of years, but by international standards homeless in Ireland is low but that is not good enough. We want to turn the tide on it.”
The government later provided an OECD report which the Taoiseach was referencing in his remarks. However, the Simon Communities of Ireland have challenged the claim that Ireland’s rates of homelessness are low compared with other countries, stating that other countries use a broader definition of homelessness when gathering their statistics.
Yesterday, the Peter McVerry Trust criticised Fine Gael for not having a segment on the homelessness crisis at the conference this weekend.
The Taoiseach pledged to his delegates last night that his party won’t stop until it solves the housing and homelessness crisis.
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” linked to Islamic extremism.” – no, – just Islam.
Koran 9:5 – ‘ When the sacred months are over slay the idolaters (non-Muslims) wherever you find them.’
Stabbing two people in the name of Islam is Islamic extremism. Having a pray in a mosque is just Islam.
Two cheeks of the same ar$e Tuot tuot.
Not really, i couldnt care less about the non threat of moderate Muslims but i do worry about the threat of these jihadist islamist lunatics.
“Charles Martel” lmao!!!!!
More mental issues !
Roanoak Virginia is just ove 100 miles from Charlotte Virginia where that immigration Rackateer Khizr Khan lives and there are several Jihadi terror camps in Virginia-most infamous is Jamat al-Fuqra nr. Charlotte,VA. Khizr Khan ,of course ,would deny any knowledge of what has been going on under his crooked lawyer’s nose for years.
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—”• Virginia: Fairfax, Falls Church, Meherrin, Roanoke, and Red House (over 120 acres)—”
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http://www.westernjournalism.com/know-neighbors-live-next-jamaat-ul-fuqra-camp/
List of Virginia terror camps:• Virginia: Fairfax, Falls Church, Meherrin, Roanoke, and Red House (over 120 acres)
http://www.westernjournalism.com/know-neighbors-live-next-jamaat-ul-fuqra-camp/
Patrick O’Rubbish,
When you saw “Islamic extremism” in the headline, I’d say you came a little bit!
Surely this bloke is before the courts but you can’t comment on pat hickey.
Hulk
Allahu Aakbarr is not owned by headhackers….millions of mostly Sunni muslims exclaim Allahu Aakbar with no intent to sever a head from its accompanying shoulders…..
Not his fault. He was clearly hulking out.
I seriously doubt this has anything to do with Islam, probably just your standard domestic.
If u farted in confession the Fox Americans would claim you were a terrorist now. Still tho, farting in confession is bad form
Again The Journal leaves out pertinent information. He tried to behead at least one of the victims. He was on the radar, as he traveled to Turkey in the past year and may have attempted to enter Syria.
Just your average quiet minds his own business Muslim neighbour.
I’d say that investigating links to Bruce Banner might prove to be a more fruitful line of enquiry…..
Is Roanoke where the lost colony got lost?
Google it Dam – you’ve never heard of the place. But still can’t stop posting about it…
Yes indeed. Birthplace of the first white person born on US soul, Virginia Dare.
Why has Tariqs comment disappeared? In fairness there wasn’t anything unusual in what he said.
I’m sensing some trickery is afoot from the journal.
Tariq / Liam is that you masquerading as Eamon you are a sneaky little man aren’t you ?
Tariq / Liam is that you masquerading as Eamon you are a sneaky little man aren’t you ?
What did that filthy rat Tariq say Emma?
Eamon Mac Gowan’s real name is Liam Egan; an Irish Islamist living in Wexford.
So is it or isn’t it? Simple question.
That’s actually true Petr, about Eamon Mac Gowan / Liam Egan –
“Liam Egan is an Irish convert to the violent, oppressive, totalitarian form of Islam that makes up about 40 percent of Islam worldwide. The Islam of the Taliban, Hamas, Al Qaeda, the Muslim Brotherhood, Iran and Saudi Arabia. The Islam behind all the jihad terrorism in the world. The Islam behind all the sharia oppression in the world.
Liam Egan openly desires the end of all Irish freedom. Human rights would not exist in his Ireland. Instead we would all have to follow the dictates of some alleged holy book that we do not believe in.
For many years, Liam Egan has been running Internet sites trying to promote his disgusting ideas in Ireland. He has some supporters, but it is unclear how many. It may be wrong to give him such publicity, but I think his sites are worth replying to, because they illustrate very clearly everything that is wrong with Islam. To read Egan is to understand why the Islamic world is so impoverished, unemployed, violent, war-torn, dictator-ridden, oppressive, sex-starved, uneducated and angry. It is not because of “The West” or Israel. It is because of their own beliefs. It is because many millions in the Islamic world think as Egan does.”
@emmaqrap
“Another day goes by without any trouble from the Chinese. ”
You should let the Tibetans know. But I forgot, you don’t see anything wrong with the alienation of a people by another people…
Roanoke is like Finglas – great people
Maybe they should twin then
Roanoke Times newspaper made it onto Bill O’Reilly’s Hall of Shame!
islamic FBI
Dosent mater cut his nuts off and feed them to a pig
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