The figures – €30 million here, €1.4 billion there, €110 million there – all sound very impressive but we need the breakdown and we need the answers to questions such as “W... Read more
Dublin Bus In spite of current criticisms of Dublin Bus, for example, people getting on in the outer suburbs and there being not enough room on the buses by the time they come to the inner s... Read more
Over 85,000 people are on the social housing waiting list, a small improvement on last year but the numbers of people in homelessness are rising, the numbers of those in emergency accommodat... Read more
We know the reason for the original Special Criminal Court, which came out of the 1939 Act, was to protect Ireland’s neutrality during the Second World War and we know of the circumsta... Read more
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
A Dáil motion on Tuesday called for “industrial action to be avoided as it will have a very negative impact on local communities and a resolution and a satisfactory pathway to be found... Read more
Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on discussions he has had since becoming Minister with his UK counterparts reg... Read more
Recently I spoke on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Motion. The purpose of the Convention is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoym... Read more
It is a shame that the weather seems to be one of the few factors that gets the Government to acknowledge the dire housing and homeless situation the country faces. I had the opportunity to... Read more
