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The issue of mould and damp is of endemic proportions across social housing in Ireland. Tenants are living in conditions that are creating devastating health outcomes. Local authorities need to be given powers to make affected social housing habitable, and fast. | Social Democrats

It’s been over 100 years since housing was acknowledged as a public health issue with the passing of the Housing and Town Planning Act. And nearly 80 years since a Labour government began the mass building of council housing for the working classes. Yet places like Blackpool are still facing serious housing shortages. In Blackpool, the waiting list for social housing stands at 12,000 and I see the effect it’s having on my constituents daily, with housing being one of the most common issues raise