Maureen O'Sullivan TD

Employment, wage increases & local business rates

I asked the Minister “to address the impact PRSI rates and commercial rates are having on small and medi...
A Living Wage should be our goal, not just a Minimum Wage.

15% fewer full-time jobs in Ireland than in 2008, 25% of employees earn an hourly wage of less than the living...
Large companies charged the same water rates as a local corner shop

A constituent has been in contact expressing the difficulties the water charges are causing his business in Du...
The Low Paid, Zero Hour, Temporary Contract Nation

I remember grandfathers and other relatives standing along the quay side every morning waiting to be offered a...
Irish Times – Maureen O’Sullivan tells Dáil 345,000 people earning less than the living wage

The Low Pay Commission’s report is expected to come before the Cabinet at the end of July, Tánaiste Joan Burto...
Grangegorman Community Liaison Committee Meeting Update

I am a member of the Grangegorman Community Liaison Committee and attended the meeting last week. For those of...

Pure propaganda; ‘growth’ is a figment of the Governments imagination

Posted date: May 20, 2015in: Economy, Inequality, Jobs, Local & National, Slider1 Comment

Rather then focus on business growth and figures after figures the Government should examine the less fortunate and see how their lives have improved, and unfortunately everyday I do not see... Read more

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Large companies charged the same water rates as a local corner shop

Posted date: May 02, 2015in: Jobs, Local & National, Parliamentary Questions, Water ChargesNo Comments

A constituent has been in contact expressing the difficulties the water charges are causing his business in Dublin Central; huge firms in Ireland are charged the same rates as the small loca... Read more

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The Low Paid, Zero Hour, Temporary Contract Nation

Posted date: April 17, 2015in: General, Inequality, Jobs, Local & National, SliderNo Comments

I remember grandfathers and other relatives standing along the quay side every morning waiting to be offered a couple of hours work. Many of these men were paid in pubs along the quays. Ther... Read more

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Irish Times – Maureen O’Sullivan tells Dáil 345,000 people earning less than the living wage

Posted date: March 27, 2015in: General, In The News, Inequality, Jobs, Leaders’ Questions, Local & National, SliderNo Comments

The Low Pay Commission’s report is expected to come before the Cabinet at the end of July, Tánaiste Joan Burton has told the Dáil. She said it would form part “of our deliberations with rega... Read more

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