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The Social Democrats are calling on Dublin City Council and An Garda Síochána to immediately revise their traffic plan for this Friday’s Spice Girls Concert at Croke Park to prevent the closure of the dedicated cycle lane on Alfie Byrne Road at the height of the weekend rush hour. This is yet another example of […]

“The purpose of the our proposals was to prevent homelessness by strengthening tenants’ rights in respect of minimum notice periods for termination of tenancies and to improve rent certainty measures.” Proposals by the Social Democrats aimed at reducing the risk of homelessness have been passed by the Seanad tonight following the passing of the Residential […]

The Social Democrats today accused the Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy of allowing developers to maximise profits at the expense of young people desperate for housing in Dublin with his enthusiastic support of “co-living” accommodation. “Co-living is not a solution to the rental crisis, the housing crisis or the homelessness crisis. It is just another […]

The Social Democrats have called for an award-winning Council project, Community Budgeting, to be expanded into every local Council in Ireland. “We’ve seen the success of the X-Factor and the Eurovision in terms of engaging people by giving them a vote. Community Budgeting can do the same and bring real tangible benefits to local communities […]

The Social Democrats today called for a Yes vote in Friday’s Divorce referendum to ensure a more humane and compassionate divorce system in Ireland. “A Yes vote in this Friday’s referendum will be an important step towards a more humane and compassionate system that recognises that for some couples divorce is the best way forward.” […]

Social Democrats local election candidates today commit to minimum targets for fully wheelchair accessible housing in all Council social housing projects and for people with disabilities working in Councils Social Democrats local election candidates today commit to minimum targets for fully wheelchair accessible housing in all Council social housing projects and for people with disabilities […]

Our local councils must up their game when it comes to play, sport and recreational amenities for young people who make up a third of the population, the Social Democrats said today. “We have to stop treating young people like an issue for the future – they need us most today.” Our local councils must […]

The Social Democrats have accused the Fine Gael government of sleep walking into a climate disaster after an official report today found that Ireland is not on target to meet its EU renewable energy targets for 2020. “The Social Democrats are determined to work to combat climate change at local government level, through ambitious Climate […]

The Social Democrats have this evening said they are strongly opposed to any visit by US President Donald Trump to Ireland, calling it a betrayal of Irish values “President Trump is an aggressive nationalist and protectionist whose policies and approaches to international relations undermine international cooperation and threaten global security, trade and environmentalism.” The Social […]

Up to half a million families could benefit from extensions to unpaid parental leave under a Social Democrats private members bill which is scheduled to pass through the Oireachtas today. “The additional flexibility will help take some pressure off working parents, who can use the extra leave to, say, work a four-day week for part […]