Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Border Region Development, Brendan Smith TD, has strongly condemned the continued racist abuse directed towards Alliance MLA, Anna Lo, and criticised the lack of support she has received from Northern politicians. It follows reports that MLA Lo’s plans to leave politics and Northern Ireland for good as a […]

Fianna Fáil’s Spokesperson on Jobs Dara Calleary has accused the Government of allowing politics take precedent over the welfare of staff at Bausch and Lomb in Waterford. Deputy Calleary has said it is alarming that the Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton knew about impending job losses at the Waterford plant for months but failed to […]

Fianna Fáil Finance spokesperson Michael McGrath has described today’s reports of a new approach on the part of permanent tsb to dealing with property related debts as indicative of a disjointed approach to the problem of mortgage arrears on the part of Irish banks. According to reports this morning ptsb is offering new proposals to […]

Fianna Fáil’s Spokesperson on Mental Health Colm Keaveney has appealed to the Government to reopen St Brigid’s in Ballinasloe at least on a temporary basis as the situation at UHG’s psychiatric unit remains ‘unsafe’. Raising the matter in the Dáil today, Deputy Keaveney told the Government that the crisis in Galway’s mental health services is […]

“It is extremely regrettable that thousands of families across the country were put through the stress and hardship of having their medical cards withdrawn before the Government finally saw sense today,” Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health Billy Kelleher has said. “For two years the government has ignored and denied that there was a deliberate policy […]

Fianna Fáil’s Spokesperson on Jobs, Dara Calleary, has expressed his alarm at reports of massive job losses and pay cuts at one of the largest employers in the South East. It’s reported that eye-care company Bausch and Lomb is to cut up to 200 jobs and enforce substantial pay cuts for remaining staff. “This would […]