Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Justice Niall Collins has welcomed the Central Statistics Office review of the quality of garda crime data which has revealed that one in five crimes reported to gardaí in 2011 didn’t appeared as ‘recorded crimes’ on the official garda system. Deputy Collins said it’s clear that gardaí are under resourced and cuts […]
Fianna Fáil TD for Galway West has accused the Government of turning its back on people living in areas of urban deprivation. His comments come on foot of a Parliamentary Reply, which revealed that Minister Kelly is winding down the RAPID area fund. Deputy Ó Cuív commented, “The RAPID scheme has been integral in regenerating […]
Fianna Fáil TD for Louth Seamus Kirk has said up to 25,000 jobs are at risk in the social enterprise sector as a result of the Government’s failure to appoint a Minister with responsibility for Social Enterprise. Deputy Kirk made the comments after the Minister for Jobs and Enterprise Richard Bruton admitted in the Dáil […]
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance Michael McGrath has described the raiding of private pension funds for €140m today as a glaring example of the Government’s record of broken promises. This is the fifth year in which the Minister for Finance has dipped in to the pensions of tens of thousands of Irish citizens, bringing to […]
Fianna Fáil TD for Offaly Barry Cowen has said the Government is now scrambling to put in place a jobs initiative for the Midlands after realising that it has abandoned the region over the last four years. Deputy Cowen called for an honest and frank debate surrounding the jobs initiative to ensure economic activity is […]
Senator Thomas Byrne has called on the Minister for Health Leo Varadkar to take immediate steps to resolve the growing trolley crisis at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. Senator Byrne made the comments after figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show that the number of patients waiting on trolleys in […]
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