Poor local authority housing ‘a breach of human rights’

The appalling conditions in which many low-income families in Ireland live breaches their human rights, according to a number of organisations which have forwarded evidence to European Committee of Social Rights in Strasbourg.

The international committee will have a first discussion on the evidence before them today that shows local authority houses with dampness, mould, fungal contamination and sewage problems.

They will also be presented with medical evidence showing poor conditions are affecting the health of those living there, especially the children and most vulnerable.