Inequality | Maureen O'Sullivan TD

Teachers must be valued, pay inequality stopped and class sizes reduced further

on: September 05, 2018In: Education, Inequality, Jobs, Jobs & Education, SliderNo Comments

INTO had an excellent briefing in the National Museum of Ireland last July. The message coming across was that teachers are undervalued by the Department; I questioned Minister Bruton regar... Read more

Report: Ireland faced with high income inequality and soaring wealth inequality

on: January 26, 2018In: Inequality, International, Leaders’ Questions, Local & National, SliderNo Comments

Before the Taoiseach jetted off to the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, I got the opportunity to raise The World Economic Forum has placed Ireland eighth in its inclusive... Read more

Vigorously tackle corporate tax avoidance & begin the end of inequality

on: February 27, 2017In: Inequality, SliderNo Comments

A recent Oxfam report highlights that 8 men own as much wealth as 3.6 billion people – half the world. The report makes the point that this concentration in individual wealth drives poverty... Read more

Social Welfare Bill 2016 – What kind of a society we want to live in?

on: November 14, 2016In: Inequality, Local & National, SliderNo Comments

The Finance Bill, the Social Welfare Bill and the budgets should be part of a bigger philosophical debate around what kind of a society we want to live in, now and in the future and about th... Read more

My Budget 2017 Speech

on: October 14, 2016In: Animal Welfare, Budget, Homelessness, Housing Crisis, Inequality, International, Local & National, Medical Cards, Mental Health, SliderNo Comments

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

Government give themselves a payrise

on: November 20, 2015In: Inequality, Local & National, SliderNo Comments

Yesterday the Government introduced a bill to lift the pay freeze off public servants including those of TDs and as a TD I feel it’s ludicrous to give the scope for TDs to get a pay in... Read more

The Honest Truth About Budget 2016

on: October 29, 2015In: Budget, Homelessness, Housing Crisis, Inequality, Local & National, SliderNo Comments

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

Vincent Browne questioning Government statistics

on: October 21, 2015In: In The News, Inequality, Local & National, SliderNo Comments

Vincent Browne loses it with the Government over statistics on the People’s Debate & what I said about Leinster House being on a different planet, corporations getting away with d... Read more

#Budget2016 should prioritise people… I won’t hold my breath..

on: October 13, 2015In: Budget, Inequality, Local & National, SliderNo Comments

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

Good Government, Bad Government.

on: August 17, 2015In: Community Development, General, Housing Crisis, Inequality, Local & National, SliderNo Comments

When Tony was first elected in 1982, he restored the faith in politics that many people had lost. Since the recession began that faith has definitely been tested many times over. This post i... Read more

Irish Times – Maureen O’Sullivan calls for funding for services to help violent men

Report: Ireland faced with high income inequality and soaring wealth inequality

Leaders’ Question Discussed on Vincent Browne

Principles of social justice and human sympathy are missing and the water charges are in that bracket

A Living Wage should be our goal, not just a Minimum Wage.