On Tuesday I questioned the Taoiseach about the huge number of drug-related deaths in Ireland, three and a half times more than the number of roads deaths each year and three times higher th... Read more
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
I questioned the Taoiseach about the Inner City report as compiled by Kieran Mulvey; the report fell short of expectations, as it was strong on what needs to be done but less so on how and w... Read more
Varied opinions on Vincent Browne last night by Pascal Donohoe, Pearse Doherty and Justine McCarthy on an issue I raised in disillusionment given the amount of calls and emails I receive fro... Read more
In Ireland in 2015, not one child should be homeless – yet one homeless group is working with 87% more homeless children than last year. Another organisation tells me that 70-plus chil... Read more
Maureen O’Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent) I wish to discuss the issue of children. We have had appalling examples of mistreatment of children in the past. We had the Magdalen la... Read more
The line from the Government is job, jobs, jobs from the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) . TTIP is about giving power to corporations and profit based organisations and wil... Read more
Last month saw the largest ever monthly increase in the number of families living in emergency accommodation in Dublin. I put this to the Taoiseach. The Government must first accept this is... Read more
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
