Nov 14, 2018
00 “It is downright wrong and unfair that the Central Bank is still allowing interest rates of up to 287% to be legally charged by licensed money lenders.” The Social Democrats have backed calls for the Central Bank to bring in strict controls on licensed money... 
Nov 13, 2018
32 “It is extremely galling for people to see the state providing and funding lawyers for former Commissioner Callinan given the recent findings of the Disclosures Tribunal that he had smeared Sergeant Maurice McCabe”. Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall... 
Nov 12, 2018
00 “The effect of trapping long-term renters in high rents is that the mortgage rules are actually inflating the rental market and driving up housing costs for a huge cohort of the population.” The Social Democrats spokesperson on Consumer Affairs and Political...Nov 12, 2018
20 “There is no just way that ordinary workers, people with families and young people, can continue to pay rents at these astronomical levels.” Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy TD has said an emergency rent freeze is the only way to address... 
Nov 7, 2018
00 “This latest spike in the numbers of people waiting for hospital beds is a direct consequence of the government’s sticking plaster approach to the crisis in our health service. Constant firefighting is not the solution to fix our broken health system.” Social... 
Nov 1, 2018
53 We need answers to these questions for anxious parents, teachers and other school staff who have spent the mid-term break concerned about whether they will have safe buildings to return to next Monday.” Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD, has... 
