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Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD today called on the Minister for Health to provide full details of official advice he received ahead of making a blanket offer of free repeat smear tests in the wake of the CervicalCheck scandal. “Policy making by Tweet has become an unfortunate hallmark of the Minister and this Fine […]

Social Democrats candidates for May’s local elections today pledged to work as councillors for sustainable communities, improved local services, affordable housing and green local government. “We are asking voters from Bantry to Ballina and from Limerick to Laytown to back the Social Democrats’ vision for more effective and inclusive local democracy.” Social Democrats candidates for […]

The Social Democrats today called on the government to produce an Action Plan Against Racism, as the party endorsed an Anti-Racism Election Protocol ahead of May’s local and European elections. “By joining with other political parties in signing this protocol, we are sending a clear signal to voters that our party rejects racism, hate speech […]

The Social Democrats have selected Councillor Gary Gannon to represent the party in the Dublin constituency for the upcoming election to the European Parliament. “What Dublin needs is a voice that represents the diversity of our city and its people. I know that the Social Democrats can be that voice at the European table.” The […]

Social Democrats candidates for May’s local elections have signed up to be advocates for people with disabilities by fully endorsing manifesto commitments promoted by the Disability Federation of Ireland. “As a wheelchair user myself, I know first-hand how our city and county councils have neglected to put in place even the most rudimentary supports to […]

Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD today called on the Minister for Health to intervene to compel the HSE to release smear slides to women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy so they can be independently reviewed. “ We need children to care. We need them to push us to do something, because we have not […]

Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD has blasted the government’s Sláintecare Action Plan as deeply underwhelming at a time of unprecedented crisis in our health service. “Today’s wishy-washy report is yet further proof that the Fine Gael government is not remotely committed to delivering  to Irish people the kind of universal public health service which […]

Sarah Durcan, a key organiser of the #WakingTheFeminists movement, will launch her campaign for election to Dublin City Council in the Dublin South East Inner City area next Monday, 11th March. “I’ve always been a collaborative and practical person, and I want to bring that approach to the city council to achieve better outcomes for […]

Social Democrats Dublin Bay North Councillor Cian O’Callaghan today called for a national remediation fund for residents and homeowners affected by fire safety, construction and other structural problems in Celtic Tiger-era apartment developments in Dublin. “The Minister for Housing says he sympathises with the people affected by structural defects in apartments built during the recent […]

Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy has asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan, if she will begin the process of making the Land Commission records available in the context of the Decade of Centenaries. “This vast trove of up to eight million individual records form an integral part of helping us […]