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Make a REAL difference and prioritise those with a mental or physical disability in Budget 2018
Instead of spreading resources too thinly, I believe budgets should make a real difference for those suffering...
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My Budget 2017 Speech
Is cinnte go bhfuil athrú tagtha ar chúrsaí a bhaineann leis an mbuiséad. Tá atmaisféar difriúil againn inniu....
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Government contradicting the Central Statistics Office
I was horrified to hear a Minister state in a budget speech that the Government had protected young people, ol...
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The Honest Truth About Budget 2016
Beyond the headlines we have gone through and analysed Budget 2016 to give you the Good, the Bad and the Ugly...
Instead of spreading resources too thinly, I believe budgets should make a real difference for those suffering the most inequality. Currently many of these are the people with a disability,... Read more
My Budget 2017 Speech
Is cinnte go bhfuil athrú tagtha ar chúrsaí a bhaineann leis an mbuiséad. Tá atmaisféar difriúil againn inniu. Bhí na buiséid a bhí againn le blianta beaga anuas go huafásach. Chuir siad ist... Read more
I was horrified to hear a Minister state in a budget speech that the Government had protected young people, old people and the vulnerable because the statistics from the Central Statistics O... Read more
The Honest Truth About Budget 2016
Beyond the headlines we have gone through and analysed Budget 2016 to give you the Good, the Bad and the Ugly details contained and what this means to you and what you care about. If you are... Read more
I have been making my submissions for Budget 2016 to the Ministers over the past few weeks; Each time I’ve made the point that we should never have been made pay for the greed of those... Read more
Unjust taxes such as the USC are contributing to the growing levels of inequality in Ireland. The Irish people have paid enough for the greed and reckless gambles of others and the USC is th... Read more
Austerity is far from over. Statistics and percentages may signal growth; but that is not what I see on the ground in Dublin Central and throughout Ireland, as usual it is the less well off... Read more
I spoke Re: Catherine Murphy’s motion which referred to the call for a EU debt conference. The Government’s amendment to this bill refers to the economic recovery. We are the fas... Read more
From the forced 100% repayment to reckless banks and bondholders who gambled and lost but who really did not lose at all, to the cost to the Irish people that was foisted on them, without th... Read more
The following is the speech I read out in the Dáil chamber last night. I will post the video of it soon. Tá rudaí dearfacha sa bhuiséad seo. N’fheadar cad a spreag na rudaí sin. Is cei... Read more
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PRESS RELEASE: Introducing the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill 2018
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