I spoke on the Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill which the Government is calling an “ambitious programme of Government reform to deliver fundamental change in democratic and public Continue Reading →
ON January 23 I demanded an immediate investigation into the under-resourcing of St. Vincent’s hospital. As part of the reconfiguration of Dublin Hospitals, assurances were given that resources would be Continue Reading →
Last week I spoke about a Sinn Fein motion to improve the Charities Act by providing a deadline for the setting up of a regulator and adding the advancement of Continue Reading →
The world’s uber-rich met in Davos this week for their annual shindig. One of the messages coming from the millionaires and billionaires was unexpected, and one we’d do well to Continue Reading →
I was delighted to hear the decision from an Bord Pleanála’s to turn down the planning permission for a McDonalds in Blacklion. The Letter is below. The proposed site for Continue Reading →
THE Dáil got back to work on Wednesday, with the Irish Water fiasco making it feel to many that nothing has changed since the bad ol’ days of Fianna Fail. Continue Reading →