Help Re-elect Melisa Halpin to DLR County Council
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I am delighted to announce that I will be running for re-election in the Dún Laoghaire LEA in the local elections this June. I have been actively involved in politics since the mid 1990s and a councillor for People Before Profit in Dún Laoghaire since 2011 campaigning on a wide variety of issues locally and nationally.
In this time I have played a key role in many campaigns both in the constituency and on a national level. This includes:
- A successful campaign to stop a vulture fund evicting tenants from St Helen’s Court apartments in Dún Laoghaire.
- A leading figure in the Save Our Seafront Campaign. Played a key role in the campaign to restore Dún Laoghaire Baths as a public amenity and to stop oil exploration in Dublin Bay.
- Currently campaigning to take ferry terminal building back into public control and for a municipal watersports centre in the harbour.
- Along with Richard Boyd Barrett has represented hundreds of local people with housing, education, welfare and pension issues.
- A key organiser in the successful Save Our Forests campaign to stop the FG/Labour attempt in 2012 to sell off our forests.
- Founded Repeal the 8th Campaign Dún Laoghaire in 2015 and organised the activist campaign that led to a comprehensive victory for women’s rights in 2018.
- Worked with Monkstown Boxing Club to get its own clubhouse which is finally under construction.
- Worked with Brid Smith TD on legislation to prohibit fossil fuel extraction
Social and Affordable housing is my number 1 priority. I have campaigned to stop no-fault evictions, to support those suffering from the government’s disastrous housing policy and to build marches and rallies for homes for all.
If re-elected I will fight for the following housing demands in the council:
- The Council must build social housing and stop leaving houses vacant for months on end.
- Ensure that more than the mandatory 10 % of developer homes are allocated to the council for social and affordable.
- End dereliction and vacancy by taking these buildings into council ownership.
- Ramp up the council’s housing acquisition programme to ensure homes for immediate allocation.
- Stop unjust evictions.
Alongside housing, I will continue to campaign alongside the people of Dún Laoghaire for:
- Equality and rights for disabled people and those with special needs
- Dún Laoghaire harbour as a public amenity to protect its unique heritage
- A fully accessible Dún Laoghaire Baths - with a swimming pool.
- Put the responsibility for the housing crisis firmly back on the government and property speculators.
- Retrofit all council homes in the lifetime of the next council and upfront retrofit grants for homeowners
- A Women’s refuge for Dún Laoghaire area
- A fair commercial rates scheme based on profit, not square metres.
- Extra staff and resources to invest in road safety, maintenance and enhancing areas like Loughlinstown, Ballybrack and Shankill.
- Playgrounds, amenities and resources for young people
- Supporting local clubs and community groups as they fight for better facilities
- Real consultation with local communities for genuinely sustainable development
What will my donation be used for?
This GoFundME will be used to fund Melisa's election campaign. It will go to pay for the day-to-day things like leaflets, posters and zip-ties, and banners.
Organised on behalf of Melisa Halpin by Eoghan Ross, Dún Laoghaire People Before Profit campaign organiser.
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Eoghan Ross
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Melisa Halpin
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