An investigation which will examine new evidence around the cause of the Stardust fire has been passed by 94 votes to 50. Not a full Commission of Investigation, however I want to acknowledg... Read more
Millions of tax payers money spent on flood prevention, dredging and relief works for flood prone areas, yet some insurance companies still won’t offer home cover? I have been contacte... Read more
I listened to the British Prime Minister’s Brexit speech and noted a glaring lack of concern for Northern Ireland. It hardly featured in her speech at all. I was doubtful before I hear... Read more
Corporate Tax Avoidance and EU Country By Country Reporting On the issue of tax, I return to the exchanges from my Leaders’ Question and the Taoiseach’s agreement that there woul... Read more
Below is the transcript of a speech I made recently in the Dáil on a motion which was passed (Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations) brought forward by Fine Gael to ensure funding for... Read more
After I was first elected in June 2009, a Bill with a similar aim to establish a directly elected lord mayor for Dublin was Government business when the Green Party was in coalition with Fia... Read more
I am absolutely appalled that a judge could surmise and decide from a letter I wrote in July, on a bail application for someone who had been on remand for over a year at that stage, that I a... Read more
700 Post Offices in total are under threat. I totally accept the value of post offices, the value of one aspect in particular; I think of elderly people who are not IT-savvy and who are not... Read more
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
There are concerns about the ownership of water. Privatisation means corporate profits at the expense of people. It means raised prices, denial of access to water to those who cannot pay and... Read more
