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Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD has said today’s announcement by the Minister for Health in relation to the proposed arrangements for ownership and control of the new National Maternity Hospital still leaves important questions unanswered. “Ultimately, what today’s announcement means is that the public will still pay around €350million for a new State hospital […]

Social Democrats Spokesperson for Children, Councillor Jennifer Whitmore, has called for a new national target of fully eliminating consistent child poverty over five years. “Consistent child poverty is something we should be ashamed of as a country. It has a lasting damaging effect on those who experience it and stores up huge problems for our […]

Social Democrats General Election Candidate for Roscommon-Galway, Ken Campbell, has expressed grave concern about heavy-handed tactics used in a recent eviction at a farm house in Co Roscommon, as well as subsequent violence at the property over the weekend. “The heavy-handed and thuggish way in which the eviction was carried out has caused serious consternation […]

Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy TD tonight welcomed the passage through the Oireachtas of the Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018. “This is a hugely significant and very welcome journey towards State provision of safe and legal healthcare for women and girls in our country.” The Social Democrats tonight welcomed the passage through the […]

Social Democrats Political Director and Spokeswoman on Consumer Affairs, Anne-Marie McNally, today called for urgent measures to curb runaway prices for new and refurbished rental properties. “People trying to secure new or refurbished rental properties are now being hit with intolerable rent hikes, with today’s figures from the Residential Tenancies Board showing rents for new […]

Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD today called on the Minister for Health to come clean about the state of play with the ownership, control and construction of the new National Maternity Hospital. “How is it that preparations for construction of the new facility are apparently at such an advanced stage yet we are still […]

Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD today said it would be highly irresponsible for the Minister for Health to allow himself to be strong-armed into signing off on a deal on the new National Maternity Hospital without watertight assurances about its ownership, governance and environmental standards. Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD today said it […]

Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD today urged the Minister for Health to vigorously pursue the State purchase of the site in Elm Park earmarked for the new National Maternity Hospital. “The only way to ensure that this much needed hospital will be an entirely public and secular hospital is for the State to buy […]

The CCPC report on financial well-being shows that we need to promote strong savings habits and other responsible and informed consumer behaviour. “In Ireland, too many consumers continue to pay too much for ordinary goods and services because they don’t have the skills, time or confidence to shop around or make sound financial decisions.” Political Director […]

The Social Democrats have said today’s findings of low waste recycling rates among householders and businesses will not get better unless drastic action is taken to improve both public awareness and recycling processes. “We need to assist and educate householders and businesses to play their part by recycling more. But far more importantly, we need […]