Government failing growing numbers of working people at risk of poverty.
Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD, responding to a Social Justice Ireland report that shows more than 104,000 working people at risk of poverty, today said: “The findings of the Poverty Focus 2018 report are very disturbing and show just how much this government is failing working people and their families. “The government clearly has gotten its priorities entirely wrong when, in the midst of an economic recovery, such a Read More.
Government inaction on GP crisis means medical card holders denied basic services.
Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD has strongly criticised Government inaction on the crisis in General Practice which means medical card patients are increasingly being refused access to basic GP services. Deputy Shortall said: “Today’s Sunday Business Post health feature clearly demonstrates that there is a very real crisis in General Practice where increasingly medical card patients are being refused access to a basic GP service. This has come about as a Read More.
ABP Submission on the new Civic Plaza at College Green.
Proposed Development of a New Civic Plaza at College Green Dublin 2 and Ancillary Traffic Management Measures Submission from Róisín Shortall TD: An Bord Pleanála Oral Hearing Gresham Hotel, O’Connell Street Dublin 1 March 13th 2018 I would like to begin by saying that while we are strongly in favour of general improvements to the public realm in Dublin city, we cannot support the proposal to permanently close College Green Read More.
Response to record levels of hospital overcrowding too little too late.
Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD has criticised the government’s belated efforts to tackle the ongoing crisis of hospital overcrowding which reached a new peak this week. Deputy Shortall was commenting on the latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives’ Organisation which show that the number of people on trolleys and wards awaiting hospital beds has risen to a new high of 714. “The allocation last night of an Read More.
Government betraying people with disabilities over crucial UN Convention.
Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD has accused the government of betraying people with disabilities by refusing to give them the right to bring complaints to an important UN body. Deputy Shortall was commenting after it emerged from an official source that the government does not intend for the foreseeable future to ratify a crucial protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCPRD). Deputy Shortall Read More.
Women’s Day highlights need to support Repeal referendum.
On International Women’s Day, the co-leaders of the Social Democrats, Róisín Shortall TD and Catherine Murphy TD, have raised the need for more women to be involved in politics and urged people to support the referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment. Deputy Shortall said: “International Women’s Day is an important occasion to celebrate women’s many achievements in different walks of life. This year is the 100th anniversary of women getting Read More.
Social Democrats call for North’s Civic Forum to be re-established.
The Social Democrats have called for the North’s Civic Forum to be reconstituted as a way to give voice to people left behind by the peace process. The party’s co-leader Róisín Shortall TD said the consultative forum of civil society and community groups could serve as a counterbalance to the ‘green and orange’ straitjacket of Stormont. Deputy Shortall made her remarks tonight during a Dáil debate on Northern Ireland. She Read More.
Shortall Accuses Minister of Breach of Faith on Educate Together Schools.
Co-leader of the Social Democrats, Róisín Shortall TD, today accused the Minister for Education of a “breach of faith” in relation to pluralism in education. Speaking in the Dáil today, Deputy Shortall challenged the Minister over the decision to limit five Educate Together schools to an intake of just 13 pupils next year, and his failure to progress the Schools Divestment Programme. Speaking on the Topical Issue debate, Deputy Shortall Read More.
Minister pleads inability to pay for child protection training for childcare workers.
The Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD has called on the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to stop treating childcare workers as ‘second class educators’ and provide proper supports so that they can undertake mandatory in-service child protection training. Deputy Shortall made her call after questioning Minister Zappone in the Dáil today about the lack of financial supports for early childhood educators who are obliged under the Children First Read More.
Government Bill falls far short in protections for low paid precarious workers.
The government’s Bill for employees with insecure contracts does not go far enough to protect precarious workers and will allow their exploitation to continue, the Social Democrats co-leader Roisin Shortall TD said today. Deputy Shortall said the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 contained significant loopholes that could be exploited by employers to undermine job security for workers. Speaking ahead of a Dáil debate tonight on the Bill, Deputy Shortall said: Read More.
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