I want to focus on my engagement with a particular group, that is, the mixed race Irish and their involvement with Caranua. They tell me a number of them were not even made aware of the redr... Read more
[Transcript in full] Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan: I am glad to have the opportunity to discuss the proposed new national drugs strategy. It is disappointing that the Minister of State, D... Read more
I asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to address the difficulties for community child care in view of the fact that community employment workers are no longer conside... Read more
There is a lot of rhetoric about the plans to tackle the homeless and housing crisis but yet practical measures that would ease the crisis, importantly in the short and medium term are in sh... Read more
My main points: – The implications of Brexit for the UK’s contribution to humanitarian aid. – The need greater transparency and accountability on exactly where EU developme... Read more
No Irish Government, including this one, has pursued the unanswered questions around the Dublin/Monaghan Bombings with the full vigour required. It is difficult to accept that the British Go... Read more
There is something inherently wrong in so many of our institutions, from the church, banking, various charities and bodies, and now the Garda. Much was expected of the first female Garda Com... Read more
I questioned the Minister on the lack of services for strokes in certain areas, a major issue particularly for those effected that was brought to my attention recently. The advances in acute... Read more
While we hear that there will be no return to a hard Border and there will be respect for freedom of movement and the common travel area, there are no guarantees. As a member of the foreign... Read more
The proposal to restructure is considered flawed because it is not evidence-based; what is evidence based is the way in which the structure has worked for many years. The Citizens Informatio... Read more
