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Government must cut ties with Michael Lowry

Government parties are attempting to mount a rearguard action to reduce Opposition speaking time Instead of cynically using last week’s Dáil speaking time controversy as a pretext to erode Opposition Dáil time, the government could resolve the dispute by cutting all ties with Michael Lowry, according to Social Democrats acting leader Cian O’Callaghan. “Government pandering […]

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New Government is a Conservative Coalition that will bring the country backwards

The draft programme for government lacks ambition and comprises tinkering around the edges with more failed FF and FG policy  The next government will be a conservative coalition which will bring the country backwards not forwards, according to Social Democrats acting leader Cian O’Callaghan. Deputy O’Callaghan was commenting following publication of the draft programme for […]

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Skyrocketing property prices continue to lock people out of homeownership

Skyrocketing property prices continue to be the main barrier to owning a home in Ireland, according to Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan. Deputy O’Callaghan, who is the party’s housing spokesperson, said: “The latest national Residential Property Price Index, published today by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), recorded a 9.7 per cent increase in the 12 […]

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Statement from Cian O’Callaghan following a meeting of the Soc Dems parliamentary party

Statement from Social Democrats deputy leader Cian O’Callaghan following a meeting of the party’s parliamentary party this morning. “At a meeting of the Social Democrats parliamentary party this morning, a decision was taken to continue talks with the four parties we have already engaged with – Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Sinn Féin and Labour. “Earlier, […]

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Almost 15,000 people now living in homeless emergency accommodation

Thousands of lives are being devastated by the ongoing homelessness crisis, according to Social Democrats housing spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan. “When this government was formed in June 2020, there were 8,699 people in homeless emergency accommodation, 2,653 of them children. “There are now 14,966 people living in homeless emergency accommodation. “Shockingly, 4,645 of these are children […]

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