Budget 2027 leaves children in overcrowded classrooms and parents paying the price - Darren O'Rourke TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Education and Youth, Darren O’Rourke TD, has said Budget 2027 fails to tackle overcrowded classrooms, underfunded schools and the rising cost of education for families. He sa...

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Sinn Féin demands €78m extra for arts and culture in Budget 2027 – Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin spokesperson for Gaeilge, Gaeltacht, Arts and Culture, Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD, has called for an additional €78 million for the arts and culture sector in Budget 2027. The Dublin South Central...

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Sinn Féin alternative budget would put health services on sustainable footing and build capacity - David Cullinane TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Health, David Cullinane TD, has said the party’s alternative budget for 2027 sets out the first year of a five-year plan to sustainably fund the health service, increase capa...

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C&AG report exposes a Government long on promises and short on delivery – Pa Daly TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Climate, the Environment and Transport, Pa Daly TD, has said the latest Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2025 from the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor Gene...

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Walk Out for Women at Leinster House highlights violence against women – Máire Devine TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin TDs, Senators, and political staff held a 15-minute ‘Walk Out for Women’ demonstration at Leinster House today to raise awareness about violence against women and to spotlight that ten women...

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2019 starting point proposed for CHI inquiry 'totally wrong'; Taoiseach must ensure inquiry has confidence of parents - Mary Lou McDonald TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald TD today raised with Taoiseach Micheál Martin the concerns of parents and advocacy groups about the recommendations in the Remy Farrell SC report on the proposed inq...

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2019 cut-off in proposed CHI inquiry must be changed - David Cullinane TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Health, David Cullinane TD, has said there are deep concerns among parents and advocacy groups about the recommendations contained in the Remy Farrell SC report, particularly...

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Government needs to get its act together on climate resilience – Pa Daly TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Climate, the Environment and Energy, Pa Daly TD, has expressed deep concern at the Government’s failure to prepare for a changing climate and the growing risks posed by storm...

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Significant fall in seizures of nitrous oxide by Revenue deeply concerning – John Brady TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin TD for Wicklow and Chair of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), John Brady, has raised serious concerns over the significant decline in seizures of nitrous oxide by Revenue. Deputy Brady’s ...

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Mary Lou McDonald expresses deep sadness at sudden death of Pól de Buitléir - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald TD has expressed her deep sadness at the sudden death of former Sinn Féin MLA Pól de Buitléir. Mary Lou McDonald said: “I was shocked and deeply saddened to hear of ...

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Irish Wheelchair Association must clarify decision to play Israel in upcoming women’s wheelchair basketball championship - Senator Chris Andrews - Sinn Féin

Speaking today in the Seanad, Sinn Féin Senator Chris Andrews criticised the decision by the Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) and IWA-Sport to send an Irish women’s wheelchair basketball team to pla...

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Government learns nothing from past mistakes as children remain at home when they should be in school – Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin spokesperson for Special Education, Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh TD, has criticised the Government’s ongoing failure to provide appropriate school places for children with additional needs, saying...

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New Double Taxation Convention must ease cross border working – Senator Conor Murphy - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin Senator Conor Murphy has said that the new Double Taxation Convention currently being negotiated between the Irish and British governments must help alleviate challenges faced by cross borde...

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People waiting up to 13 years for psychology treatment is a national scandal – Sorca Clarke TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Mental Health, Sorca Clarke TD, has described new HSE figures on psychology waiting lists as a national scandal after data obtained through a Parliamentary Question revealed that people across the state are waiting years, in some...

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Conway-Walsh welcomes ESRI research on impact of minimum wage increases - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Rose Conway-Walsh TD, has welcomed new ESRI research showing that for the majority of minimum wage increases implemented since 2016, there...

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Government must implement Sinn Féin’s legislation to cut cost of home heating oil and give households desperately needed relief - Mary Lou McDonald TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald TD today urged the Government to support Sinn Féin’s legislation to remove carbon tax from home heating oil to reduce cost for households struggling with soaring ene...

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On UN International Day of Peace, we must rededicate ourselves to multilateralism - Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD - Sinn Féin

On UN International Day of Peace, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Defence, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD, has said that Ireland must rededicate itself to the cause of multilateralism and call...

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School meal reforms must address quality, waste and for-profit model - Darren O'Rourke TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Education and Youth, Darren O’Rourke TD, says the school meal reforms being brought to Cabinet today must go much further than tinkering around the edges. He said if we are s...

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Minister must defend interests of Irish agriculture at EU Agri-Fish Council - Martin Kenny TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Agriculture and Food, Martin Kenny TD, has described comments from the Minister for Agriculture at the Ploughing this week as “astonishing”, saying he is acting as an indepen...

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Welcome development on pay for Early Years but process needs urgent review - Claire Kerrane TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Children, Claire Kerrane TD, has said that a pay deal for Early Year Educators is welcome but the process in place needs urgent review. Speaking today, Kerrane said: “Without...

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16 CAMHS inpatient beds closed – Sorca Clarke TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Mental Health, Sorca Clarke TD, has said new figures confirming that only 44 of the State’s 60 registered CAMHS inpatient beds are currently operational show a system that co...

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Home care ‘Post Code lottery’ must end - David Cullinane TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Health, David Cullinane TD, has said that stark regional differences in access to home support demonstrate the need for an urgent overhaul of home care services Deputy Cullin...

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Government must not let MetroLink costs spiral out of control - Pa Daly TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin TD for Kerry and spokesperson on Transport, Pa Daly TD, has said the Government must ensure that MetroLink is delivered without further delay, but warned that costs cannot be allowed to spir...

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Central Bank report shows Government failing to fix rural housing crisis – Conor D. McGuinness TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Rural Affairs, Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Conor D. McGuinness TD, has said a new Central Bank report shows the Government is failing to tackle the barriers prev...

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Promises of future funding won't keep Men's Sheds going in the here and now - Conor D. McGuinness TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Rural Affairs, Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Conor McGuinness TD, has called on the Government to immediately restore the Men’s Sheds Grant for 2025/26 and provide...

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Latest HSE review into hospital parking charges an admission of failure – John Brady TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin TD for Wicklow and Chair of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), John Brady, has slammed the HSE’s decision to launch yet another review into hospital parking charges, describing it as a dam...

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Justice Committee to discuss Garda pursuit practices with An Garda Síochána and Garda representative bodies – Matt Carthy TD - Sinn Féin

Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Matt Carthy TD, has said that the Committee will seek clear answers on An Garda Síochána’s capacity to carry out pursuit...

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Dereliction will not end with press statements and announcements; We need action from Government – Thomas Gould TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Urban Regeneration, Thomas Gould TD, has today called for the Government to bring forward measures to tackle dereliction and regenerate our towns, villages and cities. Teacht...

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Government spinning asylum figures to fit its narrative on EU Migration Pact – Matt Carthy TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Matt Carthy TD, has accused the Government of spinning migration figures to fit its narrative on the EU Migration Pact and making claims ...

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Jump in inflation shows the government needs to focus on cost-of-living – Pearse Doherty TD - Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Finance, Pearse Doherty TD, has said that inflation now running at 3.7% shows the urgent need for government to focus on the cost-of-living crisis hitting households. The Don...

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