Kelly visits Baggot St building as part of PAC site visit. Photos from within the Hospital show how much it has been allowed deteriorate. Labour Tipperary TD Alan Kelly today saw inside the long vacant Baggot St hospital building as part of a Public Accounts Committee visit, and called a decision to be made to…

Labour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has expressed his shock at the revelations of the RTÉ and Sunday Independent investigation into abuses within the FAI. Deputy Ó Ríordáin has called on Ministers Martin and Byrne to open a process to unearth any past abuses across all Irish sports. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “The reporting carried out by…

Ged Nash, Labour Spokesperson on Finance, Public Expenditure & Reform and Louth TD, said that constituents with disabilities have expressed serious concern about the looming strike by SIPTU members who work for the National Advocacy Service (NAS). Deputy Nash said: “Some vulnerable constituents have expressed serious concern over the impact that a strike by workers in…

Responding to the latest reports by the Irish Independent about the demands bin collectors have made of Government, Labour Senator Marie Sherlock said there are very serious questions for Government. Senator Sherlock said: “We see the Department of Environment effectively capitulating to the bin collectors and the Irish Waste Management Association in stating both in…

Labour Deputy Alan Kelly said: “In early April, Minister Donnelly announced some measures to help alleviate the overcrowding crisis in UHL. “One of these was a very positive one; that Medical Assessment Units(MAUs) in Nenagh, Ennis and St. John’s would be opened 24/7. Indeed, in a parliamentary response sent to me on the 8th of…

Review of Sentencing Practice Needed Sentencing Guidelines must be developed by the Judicial Council Labour leader Ivana Bacik has called on Government to deal with the gaps in Ireland’s criminal justice system when dealing with violent and gender-based violence. Deputy Bacik said: “The Government must act immediately to address the flaws in our criminal justice…

Government lip-service to Drogheda must end Enterprise Task Force required for town Drogheda TD Ged Nash has slammed B-D’s decision to close it’s Drogheda plant. The closure will see the loss of 200 jobs. The Labour Deputy said: “This is devastating news for 200 loyal workers and their families. It is also a massive blow…

Responding to latest threats of a price hike by private bin collection companies, Labour Senator Marie Sherlock said this latest threat is a reflection of the dysfunction of the waste management systerm in this country. Senator Sherlock said: “Our waste collection system is currently made up of private companies creaming profits off the collection of…