The Minister for Foreign Affairs latest response re: Dublin-Monaghan bombings
Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made regarding the Dáil Éireann motions on the Dublin-Mo... Read more
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Dáil passes motion to review Stardust evidence
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 Inv... Read more
After major flood prevention work many homes still refused insurance
Millions of tax payers money spent on flood prevention, dredging and relief works for flood prone areas, yet some insurance companies still won’... Read more
Car insurance increase by 30% – 300% in some cases.
I requested a statement from the Minister on this issue to see what exactly he’s doing to rectify the current situation. What is most worrying i... Read more
The Northern Ireland/Brexit chaos as we go fourth into the unknown
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 spe... Read more
European Issues; my statement on the European Council
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 Tao... Read more
Greyhound industry get €16 million in funding from the Government
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 for... Read more
Why Dublin needs a directly elected Lord Mayor
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 t... Read more
Prisoner issues – Speaking to Cathal Mac Coille re: Judge’s comments
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... Read more
The post office network is under threat
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 peop... Read more
