Latest from the Parties

Press releases and statements, auto-tagged to the policies they relate to.

933 items from 17 Apr 2025 to 19 Jun 2026

FG

Accountability needed for National Children’s Science Centre – Neville

Anti-Corruption Digital Policy
Aontú

Taoiseach and Tánaiste Let Women Down by Voting to Remove Three-Day Safeguard – O’Reilly

Positive Neutrality
SocDems

Ballymun and Finglas must not lose garda numbers to EU Presidency

Aontú

Tóibín demands answers on children missing from State care

Housing
SocDems

Holly Cairns announces changes to party’s spokespeople roles following Daniel Ennis’ election

SocDems

State wealth fund must divest from companies operating in West Bank with immediate effect

SocDems

Minister must act on committee’s report and introduce emergency no-fault eviction ban

Housing
Aontú

TOÍBÍN: “Vote on three-day wait shows Government and Sinn Fein are now working hand-in-glove in putative coalition.”

Aontú

O’Donoghue: Community Food and garden allotments in sight for Cork could be replicated all over the country

Rural Development
SocDems

Minister for Children must reverse decision on independent review of Tusla

SocDems

Social media ban for under-16s could drive children to more dangerous corners of the internet

SocDems

Justice Minister’s hatchet job on criminal legal aid will cripple the legal system

FG

Senator Garret Ahearn appointed Leader of Seanad Éireann

Housing Positive Neutrality
SocDems

Holly Cairns welcomes Dáil passage of ‘Valerie’s Law’

Housing Childcare
Aontú

Stop Sinn Féin’s expansion of abortion Bill

SocDems

Taoiseach must meet with Silk Road Cafe owner whose business remains closed

Housing Transport
FG

National standard needed for commercial drone operations – O’Connell

Housing
SocDems

Flat-fee legal aid change poses danger to legal representation and right to fair trial

SocDems

Public transport improvements essential if we want to reduce dependency on fossil fuels

Environment Transport Energy
SocDems

Government and Uisce Éireann must up their game following EPA’s latest water quality report

Environment
SocDems

Independent review of Tusla urgently needed as child abuse cases slip through the cracks

SocDems

Taoiseach dodging questions on hospitals across the country breaching public-only consultant contract

Health
Aontú

Beasley calls for urgent review of housing strategy as new figures reveal Limerick spending almost €17 M on emergency accom

Housing Transport
Aontú

Larkin co-founds campaign to improve services across Cavan-Monaghan

Anti-Corruption Health Supporting Families
Aontú

Peadar Toíbín on Kerry council row: “All information on housing should be made public. You cannot manage what you cannot measure.”

Housing Immigration
Aontú

O’Reilly – there is no public support to remove the 72-hour reflection time before abortion

Positive Neutrality
SocDems

Minister must intervene as Silk Road Cafe closure brought to High Court

Transport Arts & Culture
FG

Dubliners can’t be an afterthought in city’s congestion plan – Ó Muirí

Transport
FG

Ireland can learn from UK plan to ban children from social media – Keogh

Youth
SocDems

Cllr Caroline Winstanley elected Cathaoirleach of Wicklow County Council

SocDems

Jen Cummins TD to introduce bill ensuring nutritional standards for school meals

Education
SocDems

Tánaiste’s new dereliction tax covers fewer sites than previous levy

Housing
FG

Speech by An Tánaiste Simon Harris TD to mark the Centenary of the Birth of Garret FitzGerald O’Reilly Hall, UCD

FG

Fine Gael commemorates centenary of former Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald

PBP

Stand Against Racism at Together Against Hate March Starting at 2pm at GPO

Health
PBP

Carroll: "This Is the Real Belfast" at City's Biggest Ever Anti-Racist Rally

SocDems

Gifting of fees to Rotunda consultants must be investigated

Health
FG

Concertgoers need clear public transport plan – Boland

Transport
PBP

Government Planning EU Presidency ‘Festival of Propaganda’ to End Triple Lock

Defence & Security Arts & Culture
SocDems

Migration pact conflates cruelty with efficiency

Immigration
SocDems

Minister must ensure that new surgical hubs treat public patients only

Health
SocDems

Lack of addiction services in prisons leading to revolving door system

Health Drug Reform
Aontú

Aiden Carlin, North Belfast

Anti-Corruption Health Mental Health
Aontú

The DUP’s Proposed Hard Border between North and South is Impossible –  Tóibín

Transport
Aontú

Tóibín: Irish language exemptions shows Government downgrading our language

Education Irish Language
SocDems

Government must change tack following ESRI’s damning assessment of untargeted energy supports

Cost of Living Energy
Aontú

Aontú submit EU Migration Pact petition to Taoiseach

SocDems

Communities in the North can overcome violent events of recent days with right leadership

Positive Neutrality
FG

GAA must resolve farce of not broadcasting All Ireland championship matches – Kennelly

Transport Positive Neutrality
PBP

Statement on Belfast Pogroms

Housing
SocDems

Government has its head in the sand as number of accounts in energy arrears passes half million

Energy
SocDems

Government must provide clarity for Carlow College community as closure approaches

Housing Education Positive Neutrality
PBP

Richard Boyd Barrett Sounds Alarm on Government Plans to Reduce Controls on Arms Industry in Ireland

Foreign Affairs
FG

Speech by Tánaiste at EPP Group Study Days

SocDems

Uisce Éireann has questions to answer as 60-day swim ban takes effect at two Dublin beaches

Workers' Rights Environment
SocDems

Shameful child poverty figures a result of failed Government policy

Supporting Families
Aontú

Brolly on Official Opening of Aontú’s First Office in the North

LGBTQI+ Rights
Aontú

Aontú submits its bill to remove Ireland from the EU Migration Pact

PBP

20,000 Households in South Dublin County to Get Big Rent Increases - Cllrs to Fight

Housing
SocDems

Government must issue State apology to survivors of Kenneally abuse

PBP

Stand with Northside Home Care Services Workers Protest at the Dáil

Workers' Rights
PBP

People Before Profit Call for Urgent Trade Union Response to Pogrom

Workers' Rights
PBP

Government to Smash Triple Lock to Push Ireland Into EU's Militarisation and NATO

Defence & Security Positive Neutrality
FG

Enhanced role for Reservists will strengthen Defence Forces – Callaghan

Defence & Security
PBP

Farage and Far-right Grifters Have "Nothing to Offer" the North, Except Division

SocDems

Cummins criticises Department of Education’s chaotic handling of School Summer Programme

Housing Education
PBP

DUP's Proposed 'Split' on Good Jobs Bill is a Wrecking Operation

Workers' Rights
SocDems

Bill to prevent munitions being flown through Shannon and Irish airspace to be debated in the Seanad

Foreign Affairs Positive Neutrality
SocDems

Government’s determination to abolish triple lock must be strongly resisted

Defence & Security
Aontú

Depravity and brutality of North Belfast attack has rightly shocked the world

Housing Immigration
PBP

"Scalpel?" "Scalpel." "Solidarity?" "Solidarity!"

Health Workers' Rights
SocDems

Carers have been abandoned by the State as thousands go without

FG

Government should establish Citizens’ Assembly on Artificial Intelligence – Geoghegan

Digital Policy
PBP

North Belfast Attack: Community Needs Support, Not More Violence on Our Streets

PBP

Paul Murphy Slams ‘Disgraceful’ Home Raids of Activists in Anne Devlin Community Centre in Liberties

SocDems

FAI’s bid to move Ireland’s home game against Israel to a neutral venue will amplify calls for a complete boycott

Foreign Affairs
SocDems

Soc Dems’ motion to pile further pressure on Government to stop Ireland-Israel game

Foreign Affairs
SocDems

Irish Rail new IT system nothing less than an omnishambles

Transport
PBP

Teacher Strike Ballot Delivers a Clear Message to Givan

Education
Aontú

Stop the EU Migration Pact!

Immigration
SocDems

Health Minister must hold firm and ensure the Rotunda agrees to abide by State policy

Health
PBP

Councillor Adrienne Wallace Calls Protest to Stop Transfer of Social Homes

Housing
FG

Statement from An Tánaiste Simon Harris on the death of former Senator Ernie Caffrey

Positive Neutrality
FG

Rotunda board must clarify spend of public money – Neville

Health
PBP

"Racists Don't Speak for the Shankill" Gerry Carroll Condemns Arson on Migrant-Owned Business

Immigration
FG

Urgent action must be taken on child drug exploitation – Butterly

Drug Reform
SocDems

Israeli ministers’ travel ban just a fraction of sanctions required

Foreign Affairs Positive Neutrality
Aontú

Rural pubs are a social anchor and a meeting place for lonely people – Government has to support them

Rural Development Honest Politics Positive Neutrality
Aontú

O’Reilly: Urgent need for dedicated Mental Health A and E’s

Health Mental Health Positive Neutrality
PBP

People Before Profit Back Call to Mobilise for Irish Neutrality

Defence & Security Positive Neutrality
Aontú

Poster – Wolfe Tone Commemoration

Aontú

Tóibín: “What a farce – while the EU sues Ireland over turf, the Government signs up for more fines with the EU Migration Pact.”

Aontú

The Aontú Week That Was..

Cost of Living Energy
SocDems

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns TD expecting her second child

Housing
FG

Vacant Above the Shop grant should include small businesses – Murphy

Honest Politics
Aontú

BROLLY: “Life should mean life  for the murderer of pregnant Natalie McNally.”

Aontú

“State lacks clear data on abuse allegations involving children in its care” – Tóibín

SocDems

UN report on data centres is yet another warning for Government

Environment Digital Policy Energy
PBP

Carroll to Hilary Benn: Stop Watching as Sodexo Slashes Jobs at Your Own Front Door

Workers' Rights
FG

Second Garda training college needed in Dublin to meet policing needs – Currie

Education Transport Honest Politics
FG

Leave for Reserve Defence Forces essential to grow force – O’Connell

Housing Defence & Security
SocDems

Overdue SNA Workforce Development Plan welcome step in right direction

Education
FG

New scrappage scheme will drive EV transition – Ó Muirí

Environment Supporting Families
SocDems

Paltry reduction in childcare fees a drop in the ocean of what’s required

Childcare Supporting Families
Aontú

Tóibín: “CHI won’t say how much they paid tech companies for the fully-digital National Children’s hospital.”

Health Digital Policy
Aontú

TÓIBÍN: “Bin the blade amnesty needed to tackle spiralling knife crime on the streets of the capital.”

Aontú

Autism Protocol Must be Matched by Staffing and Investment – O’Reilly

Health Supporting Families Positive Neutrality
Aontú

“Dáil should be allowed vote on EU Migration Pact before it comes into effect” – Lawless

Aontú

Decision to Reopen Applications for July Provision very Welcome – Lawless

Housing
Aontú

Concerns grow in South Kilkenny that just one teacher will have responsibility for 34 junior infants come September

Housing Education Rural Development
PBP

Carroll Warns Justice Bill Builds "Architecture of Biometric Surveillance"

PBP

Time for Stormont DFI Minister to End Derry Rail Timetable Disparity

Digital Policy Northern Ireland Transport
FG

Negotiations must be stepped up for breakthrough drug for rare genetic disease – Carrigy

Health Drug Reform Supporting Families
PBP

Closure of Carlow College “A Devastating Blow” Says Cllr. Adrienne Wallace

Workers' Rights Education
FG

Native Irish honeybee must be saved – Murphy

Environment Positive Neutrality
PBP

Carroll: Givan's Education Bill is a Trojan Horse Attack on Teachers

Education Northern Ireland
SocDems

Government attempting to hide behind FAI on Israel-Ireland game

Foreign Affairs
FG

Stall in numbers quitting smoking needs stronger response – Burke

FG

Fine Gael to hold June event to commemorate centenary of former Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald

PBP

Milestone of Shame: 50,000 on Housing Waiting List

Housing Health
SocDems

Dáil to debate Social Democrats’ motion on Ireland-Israel game

Foreign Affairs
SocDems

Government rent laws at fault for yet another child homelessness record

Housing Supporting Families
PBP

Conor Reddy Slams 'Data Centre Levy' on Soaring Household Electricity Costs

Cost of Living Energy
FG

We must deliver a standalone CAP – McCarthy & Kelly

Workers' Rights Cost of Living Rural Development Honest Politics Arts & Culture
SocDems

More pain for consumers as Electric Ireland announces price hikes from July

Cost of Living Energy
Aontú

Tóibín: “Latest energy price hikes on hard-pressed customers could be offset by ESB’s supernormal profits.”

Cost of Living Energy
Aontú

Cheaper Electricity for Data Centres and Price Hikes for Households a National Scandal – Lawless

Cost of Living Energy
SocDems

Tone-deaf IRES praise of rental law changes shows Government priorities are warped

Housing
SocDems

Parents must be given option of generic school uniforms to help reduce costs

Housing Education
SocDems

AI-weaponised scams must be tackled by Government

SocDems

There must be full accountability for pollution of River Liffey from Irish Rail fuel facility

Anti-Corruption Environment Transport Energy
SocDems

Suicide prevention requires action on poverty, social exclusion and threadbare services

Housing Health Mental Health
SocDems

New autism protocol must not become a substitute for investment in overwhelmed services

Health Disability Mental Health
SocDems

Government must end hierarchy of survivors in redress schemes

Housing Education
SocDems

Government must pause Public Services Card until data protection concerns are addressed

Digital Policy
SocDems

Government playing dangerous game of chicken with EU over climate emission fines

Environment
PBP

Paul Murphy Slams Government for Abandoning Climate Targets

Environment Transport Energy
SocDems

Bill to prevent US military use of Shannon Airport and Irish airspace introduced to Seanad

Defence & Security Foreign Affairs Positive Neutrality
FG

More support needed for those living with dietary issues – Ward

Housing
PBP

What the By-Elections Show, and What We Do Next

Aontú

Tóibín requests Re-Use attend Environmental Committee

Environment Energy
Aontú

Lawless Welcomes Minister’s Clarification that Laptops Should not be Mandatory for Secondary School Students

Housing Education
SocDems

Government continues to ignore untapped potential of solar as energy costs soar

Cost of Living Energy
SocDems

Government must include ban on services in Occupied Territories Bill

Foreign Affairs Positive Neutrality
SocDems

Government cannot pass rising cost of education onto struggling schools

Housing Education
SocDems

IMF report on AI’s effect on jobs reaffirms Government needs a plan

Workers' Rights Digital Policy
SocDems

Statement from Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns on the by-election results

PBP

Ó Ceannabháin Real Contender for Dáil Seat Next GE, Increased Dublin Central Vote by Half

SocDems

Statement from Holly Cairns on the election of Daniel Ennis in Dublin Central

FG

Holiday Hunger programme for school kids must be made permanent – Nelson Murray

Education Positive Neutrality
FG

Statement from Tánaiste on Dublin Central and Galway West bye-elections

SocDems

Passing the OTB without a ban on services lets Israel off the hook

Foreign Affairs Positive Neutrality
PBP

Government Cynically Gaslighting Public on Palestine

Foreign Affairs
FG

Adare’s Ryder Cup moved onto anti ticket tout register – Clendennen

SocDems

Groundhog Day as Irish Rail writes off €50 million from botched IT project

Environment Transport
SocDems

Complaints to Children’s Ombudsman are damning indictment of Tusla’s standards

SocDems

Fears that Government’s dog breeding legislation will fall short of what’s required

Rural Development Arts & Culture
SocDems

Government must take a stand on behalf of Irish activists abused by Israel

Foreign Affairs Positive Neutrality
FG

Have the conversation about organ donation today – Boyle

Supporting Families Positive Neutrality
FG

Transformative €12.6m investment in Galway Museum – Kyne / Infheistíocht bhunathraithe €12.6m i Músaem na Gaillimhe – Kyne

Arts & Culture Positive Neutrality
PBP

Demonstration to Support Sanctions Against the State of Israel Bill 5.30pm today

Foreign Affairs
SocDems

Government has no plan for unemployment caused by rise of AI

Workers' Rights Digital Policy
SocDems

Galway rents now at record levels thanks to Government policy

Housing
SocDems

Social Democrats back Oliver Bond residents’ call for regeneration

Housing Education
SocDems

Impact of new rent rules has been catastrophic

Housing
PBP

Carroll Welcomes Assembly Backing for Mother & Baby Home Bill Amendments

Anti-Corruption
PBP

Harkin: We Make No Apologies for Trying to Stop War Crimes

SocDems

Transport Minister should visit Galway to see first-hand the impact of traffic congestion

Housing Cost of Living Transport
FG

Seán Kyne canvasses all four Galway islands in election race / Seán Kyne ag canbhásáil ar na ceithre oileán i nGaillimh sa rás toghcháin

Positive Neutrality
SocDems

Social Democrats Roadmap to Revitalisation outlines plan to end vacancy and dereliction

Housing Environment Transport Honest Politics
SocDems

Nic Fhionnlaoich in last ditch call for by-election debate in Irish

Irish Language
PBP

Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin Expresses Serious Concern about the Circumstances of the Death of Yves Sakila on Friday

FG

Expand the CCTV litter scheme – McAdam

Housing
SocDems

Investigation into death of Congolese man in Dublin must be comprehensive and transparent

Housing
PBP

Richard Boyd Barrett: Irish Government Must Demand Release of Irish Citizens Illegally Abducted by Israel

Foreign Affairs
FG

Housing pipeline in Dublin shows strong growth – McAdam

Housing
SocDems

Government must demand release of President Connolly’s sister from Israeli detainment

Foreign Affairs Positive Neutrality
SocDems

Security personnel filling inappropriate roles in Tusla care settings

PBP

Paul Murphy Granted Leave to Appeal ‘Super Junior Ministers’ Case to Supreme Court

SocDems

Cairt na gCíosaithe Seolta ag na Daonlathaithe Shóisialta i nGaillimh

FG

Galway Hooker needs to be given formal heritage status – Kyne / Is gá stádas foirmiúil oidhreachta a bhronnadh ar Húicéir na Gaillimhe – Kyne

Positive Neutrality
PBP

Thousands Turn Out in Dublin For Palestine and Support the Sanctions Against the State of Israel Bill

Housing Foreign Affairs
PBP

Covalen Workers Strike Back

Workers' Rights
FG

New unit key to regeneration of Dublin city centre – McAdam

Dublin City
FG

Volunteers are Ireland’s hidden infrastructure; it’s time we treat them that way – Kyne / Is iad na hoibrithe deonacha infreastruchtúr folaithe na hÉireann; tá sé in am an t-aitheantas sin a thabhairt dóibh – Kyne

Positive Neutrality
PBP

Cllr Conor Reddy: Violence Spreads, But It Can Be Interrupted - Ballymun Needs a Public Health Approach to Violence

Health
SocDems

Social Democrats launch Renters’ Charter in Galway

Housing Cost of Living Honest Politics
FG

EU move to ban non-compliant Brazilian beef imports will protect Irish farmers – Lynch

Honest Politics Positive Neutrality
SocDems

Government rent changes direct cause of record evictions

Housing
PBP

Palantir Unlimited Access to NHS - Stormont Must Halt Health Service Privatisation

Health Northern Ireland
SocDems

Delay in short-term let register shows Fianna Fáil lacks housing ambition

Housing
FG

Increased litter fines will help clean up Dublin – McAdam

Housing
PBP

Why We Are Marching For Lough Neagh

Honest Politics
SocDems

Legislation urgently needed to tackle energy waste

Environment Energy
SocDems

Opposition from Govt and SF to abortion reform is shocking and disappointing

Health
SocDems

Bertie Ahern’s comments about migrants are vile

Immigration Gender-Based Violence
SocDems

Hayes renews call for permanent cost of disability payment

Disability
PBP

People Before Profit Launches New Arts for the People Policy

Housing Honest Politics Arts & Culture
PBP

Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin Condemns 'Odious' Bertie Ahern’s Racist Anti-Immigrant Comments

Immigration
PBP

Ambulance Workers Strike

Workers' Rights
PBP

Axis Café Closure Devastating Blow for Ballymun

Workers' Rights
SocDems

Stalled progress on LGBTQIA+ rights is concerning

Health LGBTQI+ Rights
SocDems

Plean Tithíochta don Ghaeltacht Seolta ag na Daonlathaithe Sóisialta

PBP

Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin Makes Ethics Complaint Against Cllr Ray McAdam

Dublin City
FG

Investment in youth work on Aran Islands shows commitment to communities’ wellbeing – Kyne / Léiríonn infheistíocht san obair don aos óg in Oileáin Árann gealltanas d’fholláine na bpobal – Kyne

Youth Mental Health Positive Neutrality
SocDems

Social Democrats launch Gaeltacht Housing Plan

Housing Cost of Living Honest Politics Irish Language
SocDems

Department must publish figures for children awaiting special education places

Housing Education
FG

EU tax poses fertiliser increase risk for farmers – Lynch

Environment Cost of Living Rural Development Honest Politics Arts & Culture Positive Neutrality
PBP

People Before Profit to Host Public Meeting in Ballybane

Housing Energy
SocDems

Social Democrats launch sports and culture policy to ensure equal access

Honest Politics Arts & Culture
FG

Traffic cameras needed to tackle speeding in Dublin – McAdam

SocDems

Minister must ensure fair treatment for National Ambulance Service personnel

Health
FG

New laws needed to crackdown on online intimidation of Gardaí – Kyne / Dlíthe nua de dhíth chun srian a chur le himeaglú ar líne ar na Gardaí – Kyne

Defence & Security Positive Neutrality
SocDems

Major Government investment needed to end drug-related intimidation

Drug Reform
FG

Solar scheme for medically vulnerable needs highlighting – Scahill

Health Energy Positive Neutrality
SocDems

Half a billion euro in unspent fuel tax should be immediately invested in solar

Environment Energy
FG

Islands investment needed to ensure communities thrive – Kyne / Infheistíocht sna hoileáin de dhíth chun go mbeidh rath agus bláth ar phobail – Kyne

Positive Neutrality
SocDems

Government’s sudden interest in nuclear energy an attempt to distract from off-shore wind failures

Energy
PBP

The Sanctions Against the State of Israel Bill

Foreign Affairs
SocDems

Hiqa report outlining further Tusla failings shows need for independent review

Health
SocDems

Minister for Health must introduce multi-annual funding for our health service

Health
FG

Public Consultation on two potentially transformative social protection payments – O’Shea

Workers' Rights Supporting Families
PBP

Ó Ceannabháin Condemns Cancellation of Regeneration of Oliver Bond Complex

FG

New permanent chair of Dublin inner city taskforce must keep momentum going – McAdam

FG

New poll reveals public is strongly pro-EU, but disconnect must be addressed – Ward

Education
PBP

Carroll to Host Workers and Unions at Stormont as Ulster University Job Cuts Fight Comes to Parliament Buildings

Workers' Rights Education Northern Ireland
SocDems

HIV prevention needs resources, not just lip service from Health Minister

Health
FG

Positive step forward to tackle childcare capacity – Currie

Childcare
SocDems

Data Protection Commission must hold social media companies to account

Digital Policy
SocDems

Government must act with urgency to tackle soaring energy costs

Cost of Living Energy
SocDems

Government decision to revoke Oliver Bond regeneration funding is inhumane

Housing
FG

AI tool could transform and digitalise planning process – Timmins

Digital Policy
PBP

Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin Calls for Price Caps and Rent Reductions to Make Dublin a City We Can Live In

Housing Cost of Living
SocDems

Students and their families must not be made to pay for Government shortcomings

Education Supporting Families
FG

Clear, State-led financial analysis needed on Irish unity – Murphy

Northern Ireland
FG

New law needed to ramp up CCTV in Dublin – Geoghegan

Housing
PBP

Petition Launched to Overturn Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin’s Exclusion from RTÉ Dublin Central By-Election Debates

Honest Politics
PBP

BP's Obscene Record Profits Based on War, Environmental Destruction and Poverty

Environment Energy Mental Health
FG

Cabra needs a permanent train station – McAdam

Transport
FG

Failure to clamp down on ticket touts hitting consumers’ pockets – Clendennen

Cost of Living
FG

New rules around vape shops popping-up needed – Kyne / Rialacha nua de dhíth maidir le siopaí galtán atá ag teacht aníos – Kyne

Rural Development Positive Neutrality
FG

An Ghaeltacht is mó sa tír fágtha síos ag cinneadh RTÉ gan díospóireacht trí Ghaeilge a reáchtáil – Kyne / Biggest Gaeltacht in the country let down by RTÉ decision for no Irish language debate – Kyne

Irish Language
SocDems

Hungary must reverse Pride ban and anti-LGBTI laws immediately

Workers' Rights LGBTQI+ Rights Foreign Affairs Positive Neutrality
PBP

Facing Redundancy at QUB, Hospitality Workers at Clements Coffee Organise and Fight

Health Workers' Rights
PBP

Carroll Welcomes Springhill Inquest Verdict

Supporting Families
SocDems

Small towns need systematic, planned investment, not grant-chasing

Rural Development Supporting Families
FG

Flood defence talk needs to be met by action – Ó Muirí

Housing Environment Defence & Security
SocDems

Inhumane approach to prisons causing conditions to degrade to new lows

SocDems

Bid to remove ‘pharmacological restraint’ from Mental Health Bill denies reality of service user experiences

Health Education Transport Mental Health
FG

Huge momentum in housing delivery in Dublin Central – McAdam

Housing
SocDems

Minister for Health must take High Court action against BAM over endless children’s hospital delay

Health Honest Politics
SocDems

Minister for Foreign Affairs must act to ensure safety of Irish citizens detained by Israel

Foreign Affairs Positive Neutrality
FG

Tá díospóireacht ina gcéad teanga tuillte ag pobail na Gaeltachta – Kyne / Gaeltacht communities deserve a debate in their first language – Kyne

Irish Language
FG

Limerick obvious location for new dedicated Family Court division – Byrne

Positive Neutrality
PBP

Cllr Conor Reddy: Ballymun Gun Incident Must be a Turning Point

PBP

Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin Condemns Fianna Fáil’s John Stephens for False Planning Claims and Failure to Declare Financial Interests

SocDems

Government is pushing pensioners and family carers further into poverty

Older People Energy
SocDems

Ballymun gun incident involving child must be wake up call for Government

Housing Honest Politics Drug Reform
SocDems

Meta must be held to account for its violation of EU child safeguarding law

Digital Policy
SocDems

Government must act following damning report on nature restoration

Environment
PBP

Denman Rooke Slams Noel Thomas for “More of the Same” Fianna Fáil Politics

Housing
FG

Guide Dog Allowance should be increased – O’Connell

PBP

Carroll Condemns West Belfast Housing Executive Eviction

Housing Workers' Rights
PBP

Dublin City Councillors’ Statement on Lord Mayor’s Apology After Herzog Park Renaming Vote

Dublin City
PBP

Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin: ‘Luxury Junkets’ for FG's Ray McAdam and FG - Rent Hikes for Council Tenents

Housing
PBP

Paul Doherty's Resignation from the SDLP

Housing Northern Ireland
FG

Coimisiún na Meán must revisit local media broadcast fee hike – Carrigy

Transport Arts & Culture
FG

Regional NTA offices would help deliver BusConnects and active travel in Galway – Kyne / Chabhródh oifigí réigiúnacha NTA le BusConnects agus taisteal gníomhach i nGaillimh a sheachadadh – Kyne

Rural Development Transport Positive Neutrality
FG

Urgent safety plan needed for horse-drawn vehicles on roads – Murphy

Transport
FG

State should buy Sandymount’s iconic Martello Tower – Geoghegan

FG

Parnell Square redevelopment must go hand in hand with Rotunda plans – McAdam

PBP

Car Bomb Brings Fear & Chaos to Dunmurry

PBP

Bobby Sands Statue: DUP Stirring Up Sectarian Discourse, Enabled by SDLP’s Political Cowardice

Anti-Corruption Cost of Living
PBP

Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin says Data on Overflights and Shannon Show Government Complicity in US War on Iran

Defence & Security
PBP

Harkin: Invest in Jobs That Serve Humanity, Not War Industry That Destroys Humanity

Housing Health Education
PBP

Westminster’s Plan for the North: Sack Workers, Hike Bills & Protect Corporate Tax Breaks

Workers' Rights
PBP

Big Ticket Sales for Fundraiser for Dublin Central By-Election Candidate Demonstrates Momentum of Campaign

SocDems

Mental Health Bill sees improvements during Seanad process, but major rights gaps remain

Health Mental Health
FG

Progress on new law to remove insurance barriers for cancer survivors – Ó Muirí

Health
PBP

Carroll: Heating oil support package too little, too late

Cost of Living Supporting Families
SocDems

CRU asleep at the wheel as consumers continue to be fleeced by energy companies

Cost of Living Energy
SocDems

Minister must act swiftly on recommendations of Health Committee’s dental services report

Health Honest Politics
PBP

Fuel Protests In The North

Workers' Rights Cost of Living Energy
PBP

Carroll on Ulster University Job Losses: Cash for Campuses, Cuts for Workers

Workers' Rights Education
PBP

Dublin Central By-Election Campaign Launch Rally

Honest Politics
PBP

Up to 450 redundancies UU - Harkin: "Abject cowardice of senior leadership"

Workers' Rights
SocDems

Fewer than 1,000 affordable purchase homes delivered by Government in 2025

Housing Cost of Living
SocDems

Government ramming through legislation to help corporations sue the country

Foreign Affairs Positive Neutrality
PBP

"An Affront To Democracy" at Council

SocDems

Whitmore questions Environment Minister on inexcusable delay to 2026 Climate Action Plan

Environment Transport
PBP

Denman Rooke on Protests: We Call it a Cost of Living Crisis, but Why Must We Pay To Live?

Cost of Living Defence & Security Energy
SocDems

Dáil to debate Soc Dems’ motion on tackling Ireland’s soaring energy costs

Cost of Living Energy
FG

Survey and plan needed to fell ash dieback – Kyne/Suirbhé agus plean de dhíth chun crainn a bhfuil galar mheathlú na fuinseoige orthu a leagadh – Kyne

Transport Arts & Culture Positive Neutrality
PBP

Business Lobby's Attack on Good Jobs Bill Shows Exactly Why Workers Need Stronger Protections

Workers' Rights
SocDems

Minister has no authority to order media regulator to review fuel protest coverage

Energy
PBP

Cap Energy Prices to Protect Ordinary People - Gerry Carroll MLA

Cost of Living Energy
FG

Statement by Tánaiste and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris on the passing of Moya Brennan

Arts & Culture
PBP

More Than Words- Stormont Executive Parties and SDLP Must Now Act to Introduce Fuel Price Caps

Cost of Living Northern Ireland Energy
SocDems

Government mishandling of protests continues as support package falls far short

Cost of Living Energy
PBP

People Before Profit Table Emergency Motion to Reverse Dublin City Council Rent Hikes

Housing Dublin City
PBP

Cut Costs Not Living Standards: Cost of Energy Action Programme

Energy
SocDems

Media Minister’s attempt to blame media for the fuel protests is jaw-dropping

Energy
SocDems

Government must guarantee carbon tax deferral will not reduce retrofitting budget

Environment Cost of Living Energy
SocDems

Expansion of heel prick test welcome but must widen again in scope

Health Supporting Families
SocDems

Measures announced by government do not address wider cost-of-living challenges

Cost of Living
SocDems

Social Democrats have no confidence in government’s ability to manage cost-of-living crisis

Housing Energy
PBP

The Fuel Protests: Blame The Government Not the Protesters

Workers' Rights Cost of Living Energy
PBP

Strike Support Call: Northside Home Care Services

Workers' Rights Disability
PBP

Fine Gael Slate The Fuel Protests: But Since When Did This Government Care About Women’s Health?

Health Energy
PBP

Israeli Barbarism Rages in Lebanon Despite Ceasefire

Foreign Affairs
SocDems

Government’s disdainful and dismissive approach to protestors must end

Energy
FG

Redevelopment of Galway Port will revolutionise the city – Kyne / Réabhlóid don chathair a bheidh in athfhorbairt Phort na Gaillimhe – Kyne

Positive Neutrality
SocDems

Galway ring road decision must mark an end to delays to other transport solutions

Transport
SocDems

Taoiseach must join with Spanish PM and demand EU sanctions against Israel

Foreign Affairs
SocDems

Government must get ahead of AI threat to jobs

Workers' Rights Digital Policy Transport
FG

Landmark decision as Galway City Ring Road finally approved – Kyne / Cinneadh suntasach agus Bóthar Cúirtil na Gaillimhe ceadaithe faoi dheireadh – Kyne

Transport Positive Neutrality
PBP

People Before Profit's Price Caps Bill Would Have Headed Off Ireland's Energy Price Crisis

Cost of Living Energy
PBP

Paul Murphy Condemns Government Silence on Trump’s Genocidal Threats

Defence & Security

Social Democrats launch ‘Solar for All’ plan to reduce energy costs for households

Cost of Living Honest Politics Energy

Minister for Education must meaningfully engage with teacher unions to avoid strike action

Workers' Rights Education

Taoiseach must speak out as Israel continues its illegal war on Lebanon

Foreign Affairs
FG

More oversight needed on emergency fund for weather damage – Ó Muirí

Anti-Corruption Environment Energy
PBP

Fuel Price Protests Respond to Government Inaction: We Need Energy Price Caps & Free Public Transport Now

Cost of Living Transport Energy
PBP

No Water Levy on Struggling Households – Make the Developers Pay

Northern Ireland
PBP

Galway West By-Election Candidate Launch 13 April 7pm

Honest Politics

World leaders must intervene as Trump threatens nuclear war

PBP

Facing Down the Far Right

Workers' Rights

Government failing to address Garda recruitment and retention

FG

Blood test cancer screening should form part of mainstream genetic testing – Callaghan

Health

Survey on school ethos must be a catalyst for change

Education
FG

Statement from Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, TD for Dún Laoghaire on the passing of former TD Sean Barrett

FG

Statement from An Tánaiste following the passing of former Fine Gael TD Seán Barrett

PBP

Fundraising Gig Announced for Dublin Central By-Election Candidate Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin

FG

Family Resource Centre needed for North Connemara – Kyne / Gá Práinneach le hIonad Acmhainne Teaghlaigh i gConamara Thuaidh – Kyne

Rural Development Youth Supporting Families Positive Neutrality
PBP

Paul Murphy: ‘Greedy’ Sky Should Drop its Legal Action Against Dodgy Box Users

Transport Arts & Culture
FG

Digital wallet will be foundation for protecting kids through age verification – Keogh

Housing Digital Policy Honest Politics

Derelict property tax must be adequately resourced and enforced

Housing
FG

Huge opportunity for jobs and growth with Next Generation Sites – Kyne / Deiseanna Ollmhóra do Phoist agus d’Fhás le Suíomhanna ‘Ar Aghaidh leis an gCéad Ghlúin Eile’ – Kyne

Education Rural Development Positive Neutrality
FG

Critical Infrastructure Bill fast-tracks common sense – Neville

Whitmore slams Wicklow GAA’s tone-deaf April Fools post

Irish academic community strongly opposes removal of Triple Lock

Defence & Security

Ireland paying a high price for Government inaction on climate change adaptation

Environment Cost of Living

AgriFood Regulator powers must be fast-tracked amid egg price gap

Cost of Living Rural Development

Solution must be found to facilitate by-election television and radio debates in Irish

Doubling of school transport fees show Government is out of touch with families

Education Transport Supporting Families

Israel’s introduction of death penalty for Palestinians a grave violation of international law

Foreign Affairs

Fine Gael’s investment scheme amounts to a tax break for millionaires

New study undermines Government’s excuse for deferring living wage

Workers' Rights

Latest inflation figures highlight urgent need for targeted energy supports

Cost of Living Energy

Government ‘beds in sheds’ policy will lead to substandard, extortionate accommodation

Housing

Record child homelessness caused by failing Government policies

Housing Supporting Families

Education overspend to reach hundreds of millions while schools continue to struggle from underinvestment

Education

US court ruling against Meta and Google must act as wake-up call for Government

Digital Policy

Government must consider taking legal action against BAM after 18th deadline for National Children’s Hospital missed

Health Honest Politics

Government must introduce enforceable right to remote working

Workers' Rights

Progress of DEIS+ scheme welcome but work still to be done

Education

Government climbdown on immigration review plan exposes Minister for Justice’s helter-skelter approach to legislation

Immigration

Planned commencement of key section of Assisted Human Reproduction Act is welcome

Government student accommodation plan misses the mark on affordability and access

Housing Education Cost of Living

Burying of Occupied Territories Bill gives Israel free pass to expand its genocidal actions

Foreign Affairs

Report card shows that students are being left behind by failing education policies

Education

Hearne to introduce a right to housing bill

Housing

Report card shows Government finding new ways to fail children

Government abandons low-income households reliant on home heating oil

Wholly inadequate energy support package is deeply concerning

Energy

Wholesale electricity costs continue to drop as consumer bills rise

Energy

Government doubles down on tone-deaf reintroduction of exam fees

Emergency energy supports for disabled people must be included in government’s energy supports

Disability Energy

Government failure to protect retirees from eviction emblematic of its approach to housing

Housing

Daffodil Day an opportune time to put a spotlight on Ireland’s cancer care services

Health

Government fails to act as increased nitrogen levels reported in our rivers

Dramatic rise in eviction notices direct result of government rental changes

Housing

Finglas children going to school in community centre as promised special classes fail to materialise

Education

Property prices continue to spiral out of control as government fails to get a grip on housing

Housing Cost of Living

Minister must pause half-baked child care legislation

Childcare

Taoiseach must clarify whether state visit planned for Trump

Government failure to regulate AirBnB and vacant homes worsening housing crisis

Housing

Government must invest in schools and communities in disadvantaged areas

Education

Dire commencement figures should be the catalyst for radical change

Governments hands-off approach to the energy crisis is reckless

Energy

Government must abandon reintroduction of state exam fees

TUSLA’s reliance on Special Emergency Arrangements puts children at risk

Day of Action on Data Centres should prompt reflection of Private Wires Bill

Government condescension to President Connolly must be called out

Taxpayer on the hook as Housing Minister leads Irish delegation at international property conference in France

Housing

Seachtain na Gaelige a timely reminder of need for proper investment in Gaeltachtaí and the Irish language

Irish Language

Minister needs to stop stalling and act on High Court ruling to expand access to redress

So-called ‘reform’ of Assessment of Need process is cover for years of service development failure

Contractual commitments given to newly qualified paramedics must be honoured

Leaked video confirms link between Wexford eviction notices and new rent rules

Housing

Government must introduce a €400 energy credit now

Energy

Need for urgent clarity on SNA workforce development plan

Housing Minister should not attend international property event in France next week

Housing

Government evacuations from war zone are a shakedown

Europe must unite in response to US trade threats

Rising age of first-time buyers will have massive societal implications

Government must act to ease the suffering of women forced to travel for terminations

Government must share the blame for Rotunda Hospital planning debacle

Health

Government intervention urgently required to ease teacher shortages

Education

Taoiseach finally accepts reality of energy price gouging so what is he going to do about it?

Cost of Living Energy

Shannon Airport must not be used as part of Iran attacks

No-fault eviction ban needed to prevent fresh wave of homelessness

Housing

Government must intervene in blatant price gouging by energy companies amidst turmoil in Gulf States

Cost of Living Energy

Social Democrats officially launch Galway West by-election campaign

Honest Politics

36 eviction notices in Wexford indicative of the scale of the rental crisis

Housing

Government must prioritise safety of Irish troops and citizens as Middle East conflict widens

Over 17,000 people homeless for the first time in history

Housing

Cairns slams granting of planning permission for 140 apartments on Bessborough lands

Government has no more excuses for delay of Occupied Territories Bill

Foreign Affairs

Minister refuses to apologise to disabled people for insensitive Dáil remarks

Disability

Government has no plan to attract tens of thousands of construction workers needed to reach housing targets

Housing Workers' Rights

SNA controversy descends further into farce as Department admits it doesn’t know where promised €19m will come from

RTÉ should not broadcast Israel fixtures if they are to go ahead

Transport Foreign Affairs

Agreed additional supports must follow Taoiseach’s apology to survivors of industrial and reformatory schools

Education

Government allows Soc Dems’ motion on GP care to pass – but where is their plan?

Health

Government rent reforms will cause rents to soar by up to 25%

Housing

Menopause specific appointments highlight inequity in our healthcare system

Health
SF

Gildernew calls on Minister to introduce legislation to tackle damp and mould

Housing

Government prioritises vulture funds over renters and those aspiring to own a home

Housing

Dramatic drop in wholesale electricity costs fails to halt price gouging by energy companies

Cost of Living Energy

Government must not proceed with disastrous rental measures on March 1st

Housing

Dáil to debate Social Democrats’ motion aimed at addressing crisis in GP care in Ireland

Health

Ireland must continue to support Ukraine as grim milestone marked

Foreign Affairs

Short-term fixes not good enough for SNAs and families

Supporting Families

New maritime security plan must not compromise Irish neutrality

Positive Neutrality

Public at risk due to government failure to update dental laws

Minister must urgently address chronic shortage of gardaí attached to road policing unit

Transport

Government must get on top of shambolic SNA allocation review

Government continues to deny disabled people emergency winter payment as it announces cost of disability consultation

Disability

Ireland’s reliance on three companies for €13 billion tax take leaves State exposed

Minister must reverse decision to scrap plans for elective-only hospital in Galway

Health

Homeownership dreams evaporate as property prices continue to rise

Cost of Living

North Kerry CAMHS failures expose children to unacceptable risk

Mental Health

Government’s plan to introduce social media ban for under-16s is well intentioned but unworkable

Taoiseach must clarify if it remains government policy to co-locate Rotunda with Connolly Hospital

Health

Clarity must be provided to schools and families after SNA cut fiasco

Education Supporting Families

Health Minister should have intervened sooner to confirm that Rotunda co-location plan had been abandoned

Health

Government has taken lack of climate action to a new low

Environment

Unacceptable number of younger disabled people still living in nursing homes

Older People Disability

Tánaiste should adopt Social Democrats’ strategy for savers

Justice Minister’s choices are causing the prison overcrowding crisis to escalate

Government must scrap plan for national SNA reduction

Supporters of Palestine Action must have their names cleared after High Court victory

Foreign Affairs

Health Minister in denial over recruitment in crisis-hit primary care services for young people

Health Youth

UEFA ambivalence on Israeli participation reflects government inaction at home

Foreign Affairs

Cork Event Centre progress 10 years on sad indictment of government commitment to Cork

SF

People living with ADHD deserve action – Flynn

Health

Government must increase HAP limits on an emergency basis to avoid tsunami of homelessness

Housing
SF

PEACEPLUS funding from Brussels must be safeguarded – Hughes

Housing

Occupied Territories Bill shelved as Israel declares de facto sovereignty of West Bank

Foreign Affairs

Dark day for renters as government set to push through flawed Residential Tenancies Bill

Housing

Parents of children with scoliosis and spina bifida let down again

Housing

Quality and value for money at the heart of Soc Dems’ bill on public procurement

Health Minister must take legal action against BAM to get children’s hospital over the line

Health Honest Politics

Latest government scheme adds further hurt to survivors of Stardust tragedy

Whitmore pledges support for the Affordable Ireland Campaign ahead of cost-of-living demonstration

Cost of Living

New basic income scheme for artists undermined by government’s lack of planning

Arts & Culture

Short-term let u-turn will perpetuate housing shortages

Housing

Prisons are unsuitable for mental health patients, yet numbers grow

Health Mental Health

Holly Cairns’ address to the Social Democrats Conference

Foreign Affairs Minister must intervene on behalf of Irish man detained by ICE

Foreign Affairs
SF

Coimisiún na Meán must step up and fine X now – Joanna Byrne TD

Digital Policy

Government must investigate ICE deportation facilitated by Shannon Airport

Social Democrats’ seventh National Conference gets under way in Cork

Ireland has little confidence in government housing policy

Housing

Statement on North Earl Street tragedy

SF

Supreme Court ruling leaves CRU data centre policy legally untenable – Boylan

Environment

Social Democrats launch new proposal for State Construction Company to solve housing crisis

Housing Honest Politics

Government looks on as genocide continues in Gaza

Foreign Affairs

Social Democrats select Míde Nic Fhionnlaoich as Galway West by-election candidate

New Waiting List Action Plan for health services miles off what is needed to address crisis

Health

Government housing policies sustaining homelessness crisis

Housing

Government must take responsibility for shortcomings in storm readiness

Government housing policy in freefall as just over 36,000 homes completed in 2025

Housing

Taoiseach’s apology must mark a turning point in how State treats survivors of industrial schools

Education

Minister must withdraw and apologise for tone deaf comments during cost of disability debate

Disability

Enterprise Minister must seek urgent clarity on potential Amazon job losses

Social Democrats’ motion seeks emergency winter payment for disabled people within a month

Disability

Storm Chandra a stark reminder of government inaction on flooding

Abandoning the triple lock would be the final nail in the coffin for Ireland’s neutrality

Defence & Security Positive Neutrality

New rental measures will drive up rents to benefit investor funds

Housing

Cummins calls for early intervention to tackle growing school absenteeism

Education

Change of approach needed to prevent tragedies caused by illegal scrambler use

HSE failure to provide basic staffing data on older adult mental health services is unacceptable

Health Mental Health

Government’s failure to explicitly rule out joining sinister Board of Peace is baffling

Flaws in Hot School Meals Programme must be addressed

Education

Legislation to disregard historic convictions for same sex activity welcome but overdue

Medical Council report into CHI underpins need to accelerate opening of National Children’s Hospital

Health

Threadbare childcare plan off on the wrong foot after news of 1,000 service closures

Childcare

Latest SVP figures further highlight government’s failure to tackle cost-of-living crisis

Garda investigation into journalist’s reporting of domestic assault case is troubling

Whitmore to introduce Bill to grant greater powers to Agrifood regulator

Rural Development

Minister for Children must provide details of public childcare plan to committee

Childcare

Ireland’s inequality crisis demands a wealth tax now

EU needs a strong, unified response to Trump’s bully tactics

Another damning report shows Tusla continues to fail vulnerable children

State facing ticking timebomb of homelessness in older adults

Housing

Government has given up the ghost on hitting our emissions reduction targets

Environment

Government shows disdain for arts and culture by allowing The Complex to close

Arts & Culture

Government’s participation in international property event signals more of the same flawed housing policy

Housing

Government must act now to tackle unassailable grocery prices

Cost of Living

Taxpayers must not be on the hook for money overpaid to serving and former ministers

NTA must explain how costs ballooned by €500,000 for south Dublin park project

Promises to geoblock Grok are too little too late

Third level education has become a pipe dream for countless families

Education Supporting Families

Crisis in public dentistry continues to deepen under this government

Last thing world needs is American intervention as 12,000 Iranians killed on government orders

Social Democrats call for immediate introduction of emergency winter payment for disabled people

Disability

Government assurances mean nothing if children are still being locked out of school places

Education

Government flailing around on Grok scandal unable to get its story straight

Inspector of Prisons’ evidence highlights government’s failings on Irish Prisons

Housing Minister must pursue referendum on right to housing

Housing

Schools and parents left in the dark as ministers announce special classes on social media

Housing Education

Cabinet plans for data centres in Dublin a retrograde step

Timeline of Paschal Donohoe’s €10m World Bank top up raises serious concerns

Government opts for performative cruelty in latest family reunification announcement

Northern Ireland

Hospital waiting lists continue to spiral out of control

Health

Cummins reiterates support for school secretaries and caretakers as dispute goes before Labour Court

Education

Ireland must prosecute X for generation of child sex abuse material

Government objection to Mercosur too little too late

Social Democrats call on Dublin City Council to treat housing as a fundamental human right

Housing Dublin City

TUSLA must confirm if reform programme has been implemented

Government has lost control of housing disaster as more than 1,000 people apply for 99 ‘affordable’ homes

Housing Cost of Living

Foreign Affairs Minister must raise concerns about Palestine Action hunger strikers with the British Ambassador

Foreign Affairs

Government throws in the towel on climate action

Environment

Coimisiún na Meán must prove its worth by taking action against Grok AI abuses

Government must offer more than another vague commitment on cost of disability payment

Disability

Irish government must unequivocally condemn US military actions in Venezuela

Defence & Security

Government trying to deflect from true cause of record homelessness numbers

Housing

Government is cooking the books on housing delivery numbers

Housing
SF

Making our roads safe and fit for the future is essential for connecting communities and supporting our economy – Boylan

Transport

Publication of Medium-Term Fiscal and Structural Plan cannot mask massive budget overruns

Government must end student accommodation rip-off rents

Housing Education

Findings of investigation into Bloomfield Hospital must be examined by Oireachtas Health Committee

Health

Long COVID payment scheme must be extended before expiry at end of year

Government is sleepwalking towards climate action failure

Environment

Public childcare ignored once again in overdue action plan

Childcare

Councillor Daniel Ennis selected as Social Democrats candidate for Dublin Central by-election

UHL announcement raises more questions than answers

Whitmore welcomes belated government plan to grant Agri-Food Regulator increased powers

Vacancy grant changes favour investors over those in need of a home

Housing

Government’s belated childcare plan must offer more than a piecemeal approach to early years reform

Childcare

Decision to hike electricity costs will heap further pressure on struggling families

Energy Supporting Families

National Gender Service waiting list closure leaves the trans community with even fewer care options

Health

Decision to omit services from Occupied Territories Bill shocking but not surprising

Foreign Affairs

Government must establish pay parity to prevent Caredoc strike action

Workers' Rights

Quaide welcomes decline of restrictive practices in mental health settings

Health Mental Health

Government must address exponential growth in levels of housing need

Housing

Tech workers must be provided with security of tenure as AI threatens jobs

Workers' Rights Digital Policy

Proposed changes to RPZ rules for purpose-built student accommodation must be resisted

Housing Education

New Assessment of Needs plan causing serious concern and confusion

Whitmore encouraged by cross-party support for dog welfare Bill

Worrying US proposal to seek tourists’ social media history must be resisted

Clampdown on cruel puppy farms needed to tackle dog welfare crisis

Greater ambition needed to introduce a statutory right to home care

Government must stop breaching children’s rights through delayed Assessments of Needs

Government must commit to plan for phasing out nitrates derogation

Supports urgently needed for teachers facing stress and burnout

Education

Government must take stronger actions on online safety

Digital Policy

Deportations wasting swathes of public money for no benefit

Lack of transparency surrounding home purchasing process is adding to housing crisis

Housing Anti-Corruption

Proposed CORU regulations for counselling and psychotherapy would degrade professional standards and patient safety

Health

Safety of defence forces paramount after Lebanon gunfire

Defence & Security Foreign Affairs

Correct decision by RTÉ to boycott Eurovision

Cautious welcome for HSE proposals for new 75-bed acute mental health service in Cork

Health Mental Health

Grotesque charges against Seán Binder must be dropped

Government must prevent the closure of essential Dublin arts centre

Arts & Culture

Changes to phased dispensing will put patients at risk

Health

Government must act to avert resumption of hunger strike by institutional abuse survivors

Government infrastructure plan devoid of housing solutions

Housing

Lack of targeted energy credits threatens to plunge families into poverty this winter

Energy Supporting Families

Government must act to prevent disability poverty this winter

Disability

Decision to delay key infrastructure projects undermines government’s credibility

Statement from Holly Cairns TD on President Zelenskyy’s visit to Ireland

HIQA report supports claim that Tusla is not fit for purpose

Government must act on environmental threat posed by historic landfills

Environment

Irish prisons at critical juncture due to overcrowding

Government must take responsibility for its failure to deliver infrastructure

Government must respond to reports that it’s set to abandon Occupied Territories Bill

Foreign Affairs

Sectoral Plan for Health must deliver more than words

Health

Homelessness continues to reach record highs one year on from general election

Housing

National Transport Plan lacks all ambition

Transport

Government’s rent changes have resulted in tsunami of evictions

Housing

Government must take action to prevent child grooming on online games and platforms

Free education system nothing more than a myth as parents pick up €23 million tab annually

Housing Education

Government must allocate funding to double capacity for life-changing Parkinson’s Disease surgery

Government migration proposals lack financial, legal and moral sense

Government cannot invest in Ireland’s future while hollowing out the tax base

Taxi regulations must be tightened in light of Uber plans

Michael Shine inquiry must proceed quickly and be victim-centred

Ireland must fight EU attempts to erode environmental and human rights protections

Environment

Raising Dublin City Council rents while ignoring sustainable alternatives is unacceptable

Housing Dublin City

Government must commit to public service pension for school secretaries and caretakers

Education
SF

Tánaiste’s response to energy arrears crisis ‘cold and callous’ – Pearse Doherty TD

Energy

Preparatory work needed to ensure accurate data on gender and sexual orientation in census

Afterschool activities out of reach for low-income families

Education Supporting Families

Social Democrats to introduce Bill to strengthen dog breeding regulations

Newly appointed Foreign Affairs Minister must not lose focus on Ukraine

Foreign Affairs
SF

Government plan for renters will mean even higher rip-off rents and unworkable security of tenure rules – Eoin Ó Broin TD

Housing

Lack of resources in Tusla endangering children

Soc Dems to introduce legislation to give enhanced powers to Agri-Food Regulator

Difficult day for workers as Cork’s Franciscan Well brewery set to close in new year

Workers' Rights

Government’s latest attempt to ram through CETA ratification is deeply cynical

Government is sleepwalking towards climate action failure

Environment

Removal of annual targets from housing plan shows government has no confidence in it

Housing

Disability organisations must be consulted as part of Storm Éowyn review

Disability

Minister has questions to answer on proposed €1 million exit package for DAA chief executive

Survivors of state abuse should not be forced to hunger strike just to be heard

Joint meeting of Oireachtas committees must address crisis in primary care services

Dáil to debate Soc Dems’ Bill on reducing voting age to 16 years

Minister for Children must take control of care system in crisis

Government’s lobbying of EU Environment Commissioner on nitrates derogation is grossly irresponsible

Anti-Corruption Environment

Smarter, evidence-led approach needed to tackle prison overcrowding

Only an eviction ban can slow the unbridled rise in homelessness

Housing

Minister must direct CRU to carry out investigation into suspected price gouging by energy companies

Cost of Living Energy

Government’s collective bargaining action plan lacks ambition

Workers' Rights

Government plan to allow developers provide wastewater infrastructure is fraught with danger

Taoiseach must personally intervene to end hunger strike by institutional survivors

Vulnerable children are losing out due to teacher shortages

Education

Statement from Holly Cairns TD and Rory Hearne TD on the passing of Sr Stanislaus Kennedy

The Minister for Finance’s rushed exit from the banking sector is no cause for celebration

Eviction ban needed as homeless numbers continue to rise

Housing

Finglas LUAS must be funded and fast tracked

Israel indiscriminately murdering dozens of children shows ceasefire is a farce

Foreign Affairs

Statement from Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns on the election of Catherine Connolly as President

Hearne warns of spiral of HAP homelessness

Housing

Attacks on Gardaí do nothing to help women and children

Whitmore criticises paltry fine handed down to Uisce Éireann for pollution incident

Environment

Action still needed to level the STEM playing field in schools

Education

Seanad to debate Soc Dems’ Bill to establish free travel scheme for survivors of domestic violence

Gender-Based Violence

Grocery inflation at highest level in nearly two years

Cost of Living

Fairer exam conditions must be created for students with dyslexia

Education

Thousands more customers to fall into arrears as latest electricity price hike bites

Cost of Living Energy

Statement from Holly Cairns TD on Fine Gael’s negative campaigning

Justice Minister must distance himself from Fine Gael’s scurrilous attacks on the legal profession

Questions surrounding Special Emergency Arrangements for unaccompanied children must be answered by TUSLA

Cash-based shift swapping in prisons is a scandal that puts lives at risk

SF

PAC report ‘damning’ evidence of how poorly school estate is managed and funded – Sheehan

Education

Social Democrats announce updated spokespeople roles

Government has lost control of National Children’s Hospital as 16th deadline set to be missed

Health

Israel’s killing of five people in Gaza blatant violation of ceasefire

Foreign Affairs

Failed government policy continues to hinder provision and affordability of housing

Housing Cost of Living

Government continues to push policies that will further poison our waterways

Increasing support for Gaza now as important as ever

Opening of new UHL unit is welcome but does not negate need for Model 3 hospital in Mid-West

Health

Establishment of AHR Regulatory Authority is welcome – but law reform needed

Another €20 million squandered on greyhound racing

Animal Welfare

Statement from Holly Cairns on comments made by Minister Jennifer Carroll McNeill

Dereliction of duty to ignore the phasing-out of nitrates directive

Housing

Health budget is short on detail, ambition and reform

Health

Minister playing risky game of chicken with EU over climate action fines threat

Environment

Half-hearted commitment to Basic Income for the Arts leaves artists in limbo

Arts & Culture

People with disabilities and family carers have been badly let down in budget

Budget 2026 set to plunge most vulnerable into poverty

Government must act to ensure safety of Irish citizens illegally detained by Israel

Foreign Affairs

Chair of the Oireachtas Health Committee to launch pre legislative report on Assisted Human Reproduction

Health Honest Politics

Budget’s failure to address childcare costs is shameful

Childcare

Developers and investor funds prioritised over housing needs of generation rent in Budget 2026

Housing

Struggling households will find government’s McBudget hard to swallow

Third level students set to be betrayed in Budget

Education

Family of Dublin man detained in Israel appeals for information

Foreign Affairs

Footage of Ben-Gvir mocking detained flotilla campaigners is despicable

Environment Minister must report back on meeting with energy companies ahead of Budget 2026

Environment Energy

Government must embrace modern construction methods to turbocharge housing delivery

Housing

Developer profits must be transparent if housing delivery and affordability issues are to be addressed

Housing Cost of Living

Social Democrats publish Alternative Budget 2026

Rice calls for development of Model 3 hospital in Mid-West following HIQA review

Health

CHI inquiry must deliver for children with scoliosis and spina bifida and their families

Supporting Families

Social Democrats’ motion seeks abolition of means test for Carer’s Allowance

Whitmore to seek answers to Blackwater fish kill at Climate Committee

Environment

Ireland entering critical moment as hopes of meeting environment targets fade

Environment

Record homelessness numbers highlight abject failure of government to tackle worsening crisis

Housing

Procedures for investigating fish kills require complete overhaul to avoid future disasters

Government must not accept energy companies’ flimsy excuses for price hikes

Cost of Living Energy

Tánaiste must explain why he gave partial information to the Dáil about GAA Palestine visa refusal

Foreign Affairs

Urgent need for regulation of nicotine pouches

Government response to shambolic anti-social behaviour motion shameful

More tax breaks for developers in Budget 2026 will not solve housing crisis

Housing

Rice to introduce Bill to explicitly include alcohol-free drinks in advertising restrictions

Government shirking responsibilities on sky-high supermarket costs

Government must get tough on vacancy and dereliction in next months Budget

Housing

Government must drastically change approach as Ireland likely to miss recycling targets

Cycling

Integration of CHI into HSE an inevitable consequence of organisation’s failings

Health Immigration

Government must clarify when it will enact the Occupied Territories Bill

Foreign Affairs

Lack of accountability for Big Tech has created massive threat to national security

Anti-Corruption

Government failing to support Approved Housing Bodies

Housing

Emergency reform of Data Protection Commission needed after terrifying revelations on smartphone tracking data

Digital Policy

FAI must reverse decision not to attend Oireachtas Joint Committee

New SNA guidelines put vulnerable children at risk

Growing support for a two-state solution to Middle East conflict must go beyond mere symbolism

Government running out of time to plan for future without nitrates derogation

Latest commencement figures another ominous sign that government has lost control of housing crisis

Housing

Statutory review urgently required into Daniel Aruebose tragedy

Central Bank’s revised estimates blow government’s housing targets out of the water

Housing

Taoiseach must reverse decision to abandon two-tier child benefit and alleviate poverty

Supporting Families

Ireland must push for full suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement

Foreign Affairs

Funding must be allocated to Dublin City Taskforce in Budget ‘26 to end neglect of the capital’s streets

Dublin City

Cummins slams students’ shocking living conditions in Limerick

Education

National plan urgently needed to combat Asian hornet threat

Upcoming budget must commit to tackling food price inflation

Cost of Living

EBU must follow RTÉ’s lead and ban Israel from Eurovision

Foreign Affairs

Government policy turning rental crisis into full-blown disaster

Housing
SF

Cross-sector group a recognition of need to fully engage over NAP – McAleer

Environment Rural Development

Government must make genuine funding commitments in Budget to save Lady’s Island Lake

Proposed EU sanctions on Israel do not go far enough

Foreign Affairs

Government failing disabled people and family carers with welfare applications

Disability

Credibility of international community at stake as UN General Assembly gets underway

Budget must contain targeted measures to halt rising child poverty levels

Supporting Families

New AI office must prioritise protecting public from the harms of AI

Government claims on smaller class sizes mask reality of overcrowded schools

Education

Minister must assure Fórsa that pensions will form part of strike resolution talks

Government must listen to the Ombudsman for Children’s recommendations in light of safeguarding failings

Government’s new disability strategy is vague and lacking implementation details

Disability

Minister cannot deflect blame for latest delay to National Children’s Hospital

Health

Gardaí must be brought in to assist in investigation of fish kill in Cork

FF/FG squabbling will not help end strike by school secretaries and caretakers

Education

HSE must disclose full cost of outsourcing Assessments of Need

Health

Minister urged to clarify scope of Tusla review as heartbreaking search for missing child continues

Taoiseach must outline Government position on Mercosur deal

Government must designate National Drugs Strategy as interim to protect democratic process

Drug Reform

Social Democrats TDs hand in letter to Minister for Education on behalf of children left without special needs classes

Education

End of Central Banks facilitation of the sale of Israeli war bonds welcome

Foreign Affairs

Labour Court must intervene in strike by school secretaries and caretakers

Education

Tánaiste must act after German police viciously beat Irish Gaza activist

More pressure needed to force spineless EU to impose economic sanctions on Israel

Foreign Affairs

Dark day for Ireland as number of homeless children exceeds 5,000

Housing

Cummins expresses solidarity with school secretaries and caretakers as strike commences

Education

Government failure to regulate nicotine pouches poses a threat to childrens health and wellbeing

Health Mental Health

Accommodation crisis is impacting students’ academic potential and wellbeing

Housing Education Mental Health

Department of Education not fit to oversee School Transport Scheme

Education Transport

Flawed FG planning policy has contributed to non-delivery of childcare facilities in new developments

Childcare

Skyrocketing rents show FF/FG housing failures have caused a social disaster

Housing

Justice Minister out of touch with reality by claiming Dublin is safe

Last-minute cancellation of school bus services completely unacceptable

Education

Israel’s plan to ‘erase’ Palestine highlights urgent need for Ireland to pass Occupied Territories Bill

Foreign Affairs

Student accommodation crisis is preventing full immersion in college life

Housing Education

Government’s painfully slow progress transferring younger people with disabilities out of nursing homes is indefensible

Older People

Family of Harvey Morrison Sherratt deserve urgent answers from government

Government continues to be in denial about scale of crisis in primary care services for young people

Youth

Exclusion of school secretaries and caretakers from pension scheme is unjustifiable

Education

Hands-off approach from government allowing hate to fester

Student accommodation market has turned toxic on all fronts

Housing Education

Israel’s abhorrent move to occupy entirety of Gaza devoid of humanity

Housing Foreign Affairs

Hot school meals delay raises serious questions about nutrition, planning and procurement

Education

CCPC report reveals price spikes in agri-food supply chains that must be investigated

Cost of Living

Failure to address the school costs undermines the right to education

Education

Failure to address the school costs undermines the right to education

Education

Increase in teenage referrals to Probation Service a consequence of Government inaction

Increase in teenage referrals to Probation Service a consequence of Government inaction

Government must act on Foreign Affairs Committee’s report and include services in Occupied Territories Bill

Foreign Affairs

Minister must listen to concerns of childcare sector on core funding model

Childcare

Government must address exclusion of Gaeltacht areas from revised National Development Plan

Irish Language

Tusla cannot continue to operate in crisis mode

Doubling number of sites zoned for housing will not guarantee affordable homes

Housing Cost of Living

New Garda Commissioner faces an immense challenge

Government must not be allowed to ram through ratification of EU-Canada trade agreement

Government must publish updated Summer Economic Statement following 15% tariff deal

WRC preliminary ruling on bogus self-employment in RTÉ a key moment for media workers

Workers' Rights

Unending record homeless figures reflect a government incapable of tackling the housing crisis

Housing

Gary Gannon TD files proceedings in the High Court against the Central Bank of Ireland

Government must show full support for Mid-West’s EuroPride bid

LGBTQI+ Rights

Government response on sprat trawling too little too late

National Development Plan fails to map out road to housing delivery

Housing Transport

National Development Plan so vague it doesnt rise to the level of wish list

Urgent reform needed to bring Irish prisons from the brink of disaster

Local authorities require increased funding to end substandard conditions in social housing

Housing

Government must take responsibility for historical abuse in schools

Education

Sláintecare reforms must not be sidelined in revised National Development Plan

Health

Time is right to reduce voting age as UK allows 16 year-olds to vote

Whitmore introduces emergency Bill to protect sprat stocks

Government have bottled it on alcohol labelling

Government must act on exorbitant back-to-school costs

Education

Social Democrats mark 10th anniversary today

Backing substitute ‘milk’ exports in West Africa with public monies is fundamentally unethical

Housing Minister continuing to cook the books on affordable home delivery

Housing Cost of Living

Commencement of excavation work in Tuam an important milestone in search for truth and justice

Mental Health Bill loses human rights focus after government amendments

Health Mental Health

US sanctions of UN Special Rapporteur sets deeply troubling precedent

Former Housing Commission member Michelle Norris and Social Democrats housing spokesperson Rory Hearne have today launched the party’s ‘Homes for Ireland Savings Account’

Housing Honest Politics

Government must move heaven and earth for GAA Palestine trip

Foreign Affairs

On its 10-year anniversary, Tusla needs complete overhaul

Cancer services deteriorating under the watch of this government

Health

New HSE research highlights importance of proceeding with alcohol labelling

Health

Commission of investigation into sexual abuse in schools welcome but government must pursue religious orders for redress

Education

Damning Barnardos report shows government policy is failing children on every front

Recruitment drive needed to tackle deplorable waiting lists for primary care services for young people

Health Youth

Extra complexity in securing nitrates derogation means government needs a plan B for farmers

Almost 2,000 vacant teaching posts are a stark indictment of failed government education policy

Education

Supermarket price probe must lead to decisive action to ease costs for families

Cost of Living Supporting Families

Housing Minister repeating mistakes of the past by slashing apartment sizes

Housing

Soc Dems motion calls for transparency on profits generated by supermarkets

Anti-Corruption

Slippage on climate action targets puts Ireland on course for billions in EU fines

Environment

€64m proposal for St. Stephen’s Hospital, Cork, will deny residents the right to community living

Health

Government’s move to increase personal injury payouts will drive up premiums

Ireland’s waterways paying a high price for nitrates derogation

Cost of Living

Government’s two-track approach to college fee reduction won’t wash with students

Education

Cian OCallaghan expresses condolences on the passing of Brother Kevin Crowley

Whitmore calls for expansion of quieter carriage initiative on rail services

Transport

Minister for Health must accept recommendations to prevent overreliance on insourcing and outsourcing

Health

Government must not be allowed to strip Mental Health Bill of human rights safeguards

Health Mental Health

PAC oversight needed to prevent Uisce Éireann failing on all fronts

Anti-Corruption

Betrayal of students is further proof that this government cannot be trusted

Education

Relying on windfall tax receipts leaves Irish economy in precarious position

Workers' Rights

Government must end its ambiguity on commercial LNG

Government must endorse genuinely free education amid pressure on parents

Housing Education

Government must urgently act to disregard historic convictions for consensual sex between men

FF and FG must get their act together on student fees

Education

Minister must clarify what actions he is taking in light of Intel job losses

Government’s plan to increase third-level fees amid student housing crisis deeply concerning

Housing Education

Workers with Long Covid should be granted long-term financial security by government

Workers' Rights

Pride brings LGBTQ+ rights into focus as Ireland celebrates 10th anniversary of marriage equality

LGBTQI+ Rights

Record numbers show children are being failed by the State as homelessness rises again

Housing

Delay of essential alcohol labelling measure would be a retrograde step for public health

Health

Coalition in disarray over delivery of affordable childcare election promise

Childcare Cost of Living

Chief executives of local authorities must be held to account for failing to clamp down on illegal peat extraction

Ireland’s new corporate landlords to make windfall profits from government rental measures

Housing

Omission of services from draft Occupied Territories Bill shows government lacks conviction

Foreign Affairs

HSE spend on costly agency staff reflects deep failures in workforce planning

Health

Minister must address glaring gaps in new National Sexual Health Strategy

Health

Whitmore slams unacceptable delays to ACRES payments

New US visa social media rules are invasive and excessive

Radical reset required to stop the State grossly overpaying for public projects

Government must prove that it’s serious about revitalising Dublin’s city centre

Minister must scrap plans to redesignate special schools

Education

US bombing of Iran must be criticised on the European stage

Decade high house price inflation a result of government policy

Housing Cost of Living

HSE is concealing scale of the crisis in primary care psychology services

Health

Government refusal to extend pay arrangement for healthcare workers with Long Covid is a heartless betrayal of frontline heroes

Health Workers' Rights

Time is right to progress Bill which would reduce voting age to 16

CHI’s responses at Health Committee completely inadequate

Health

Government must come clean on whether it intends to defer mandatory alcohol warning labels

Adequate housing delivery no more than a pipe dream under this government

Housing

Government must expand eligibility for School Transport Scheme

Education Transport

Government must ditch chaotic and aimless housing policies in favour of genuine change

Housing

Government fails to ease financial burden of school uniform costs on families

Education Supporting Families

Two-tier child benefit system must be considered by Children’s Committee ahead of Budget 2026

Supporting Families

EU’s anti-fraud watchdog must investigate government’s failure to inspect Shannon flights

Anti-Corruption

CHI’s summary of internal review tells us little we didn’t already know

Neglect and abandonment of Dublin city centre continues under this government

Dublin City

Lessons must be learned as department fined €550,000 for unlawful use of facial data

Shambolic phone pouch saga continues as government makes half-hearted u-turn

Government’s attempt at rent reform is a complete omnishambles

Housing

Failure to retrofit social housing has led to devastating health issues for residents

Housing Health Energy

Increase in capitation rate needed as schools grapple with running costs

Education

Pulling of social housing projects a cruel blow for those without a home

Housing

EU must impose sanctions on Israeli government ministers

Foreign Affairs

Taoiseach cannot talk out of both sides of his mouth on marine protection

Government rental measures make tenants the sacrificial lamb for investor funds

Housing

Government’s inability to tackle inter-generational poverty is failing children

Soc Dem councillor welcomes decision to drop Lockheed Martin as sponsor of Bray Air Display

Senator Patricia Stephenson condemns arrest of ‘Madleen’ crew by Israel

Foreign Affairs Positive Neutrality

Removing 2% rent cap a cruel decision by a government captured by vulture funds

Housing

Social Democrats bring forward cross-party Dáil motion on Israeli war bonds

Foreign Affairs

Cummins criticises lack of compassion as children deported on charter flight

Dysfunctional policy results in more spending on homeless accommodation than prevention

Housing

RTÉ exposé on nursing homes must be a catalyst for change

Older People

Hearne renews call on government to retain rent caps at international tenants’ forum

Housing

Government must invest now to avert climate change disaster

Environment

Prison expansion must not just create more space for people to fall through the cracks

National Treatment Purchase Fund Must Come Before Public Accounts Committee

Government plans to fast-track children’s assessments will undermine disability rights and clinical standards

Disability

Education Minister must clarify plans to redesignate special schools

Education

Record homeless numbers another shameful government milestone

Housing

Government inaction on Gaza highlights the hollowness of its words

Government facing stark choice of new homes or more data centres

Culture change continues to elude RTÉ as committee hears of €900,000 overspend

Arts & Culture

US pause on new J1 applications a serious setback for students

Education

Latest EPA report offers bleak assessment of government efforts to reduce emissions

Environment

Housing Minister’s planning permission proposal rewards land speculation

Housing

Dáil should sit during recess to fast-track the Occupied Territories Bill

Foreign Affairs

CHI must be held accountable for multitude of scandals

Government must prioritise the care of children at centre of unnecessary hip surgery scandal

Gibney welcomes resolution of farcical skorts controversy

Government inaction and incompetence cause of €200,000 house price increase in just a decade

Housing Cost of Living

Health Minister must update Dáil on latest delay to National Children’s Hospital

Health

Completely unacceptable for Israeli Defence Forces to fire on Irish diplomats

Defence & Security Foreign Affairs

New plan needed to eradicate bovine tuberculosis that does not involve badger cull

Hardening of EU attitudes towards Israel’s atrocities will not avert humanitarian catastrophe

Foreign Affairs

Immediate overhaul required in special care to save lives currently at risk

Housing

Coordinated action planned in Seanad to highlight lack of speaking time on Gaza

Social Democrats to bring forward bill to reduce voting age to sixteen

Skyrocketing rents highlight the necessity of retaining RPZs

Housing

Minister’s consideration of Soc Dems’ proposal for State savings scheme is welcome

Government’s recycled response to school attendance crisis doomed to fail

Education

Latest CSO data on house commencements is terrifying

Minister Boxer Moran must clarify comments about Castletown House community groups

Combined Opposition demands Government address assessment of need crisis

Agreement on HRT must include reimbursement

Tenants being further squeezed by rising rents

Housing

Lessons must be learned from damning findings into Leinster House bike shed overspend

Cycling

Israeli Defence Forces’ threatening behaviour towards Irish Peacekeepers must end

Defence & Security Foreign Affairs

Social Democrats announce change to spokespeople roles to reflect Oireachtas Committees

Latest Sláintecare plan is short on ambition

Health

Government must fulfil promise to make childcare affordable

Childcare Cost of Living

Legislation must be strengthened to protect workers’ right to work from home

Workers' Rights

Minister must engage with every local authority on tenant-in-situ scheme funding

Housing

Absentee Housing Minister fails to meet with Dublin City Council to discuss tenant-in-situ scheme

Housing Dublin City

Taoiseach must clarify how deep the rot goes in hip surgeries scandal

Entire country should be covered by short-term letting restrictions, not just larger towns

National Maternity Hospital on same disastrous trajectory as New Children’s Hospital

Health

Exorbitant cost of Poolbeg homes putting affordable element of scheme at risk

Cost of Living

Decision to cancel Munster Final shows lack of respect for players

Lack of resources contributing to restrictive entry to additional needs classes

Closure of Dublin city centre’s only public toilets is a shortsighted decision

Dublin City

Government must confirm when windfall tax will be used to bring down household energy bills

Energy

Disruption to rail services on busy bank holiday weekends must be reviewed

Transport

Overwhelming demand for affordable homes in south Dublin scheme highlights house-hunters’ desperation

Housing Cost of Living

Strong words on Gaza no substitute for action

Government must clarify who is telling the truth about €1bn funding for Uisce Éireann

Daft skorts rule is an insult to camogie players

Soc Dems’ motion calls for parental choice in education

Housing Education

Opening of new aquarium in Bray set to make waves

TikTok data breach fine a wake-up call for social media companies

RTÉ investigation into sexual abuse by Christian Brothers highlights the need for more secular schools

Education

Transgender healthcare in Ireland must be brought into line with international best practice

Health LGBTQI+ Rights

Irish prisons neglected, overcrowded and unsafe

Senator Patricia Stephenson raises concerns about medical gaslighting of women

Health Positive Neutrality

RTÉ must explain why €3.4m was squandered on failed IT project

Author of Grace report has serious questions to answer after solicitors’ submissions ignored

Sweeping asylum changes neither pragmatic nor compassionate

Immigration

Cummins slams government TDs’ pushback to plans for more multidenominational schools

Education

Government’s choice of new housing tsar raises concerns

Housing

Increasing rail fares will put more cars on our roads

Transport

Cuts to tenant-in-situ scheme will lead to further rise in homelessness

Housing

Government cannot rush headlong into facial recognition rollout without proper oversight

Anti-Corruption

Whitmore calls for multi-agency response as ecological disaster unfolds in Wexford

Government cannot spin its way out of pathetic delivery of social and affordable homes

Housing Cost of Living

Government must accelerate process of divesting schools from religious patronage

Education

Enterprise Minister must seek urgent clarity on potential Intel job losses

Past mistakes cannot be repeated if FAI is to recover from decades of mismanagement

Government must not renege on commitment to reduce class sizes

Statement on the death of Pope Francis

Mental Health Commission report highlights broken system of emergency care for most distressed service-users

Health Mental Health