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Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Justice, Children and Youth Affairs, Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee has said the viability of introducing an Oral Contraception Scheme must be examined by the working group announced by the Minister this afternoon. Last August, the Fingal based Senator highlighted the potential merit that such a scheme could have on broadening Irish […]
Fianna Fáil’s Seanad Spokesperson on Justice, Children and Youth Affairs, Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee has today strongly criticised Minister Katherine Zappone’s handling of recent revelations regarding youth offenders in Ireland. Senator Clifford-Lee stated, “We have all been left horrified by the recent revelations that close to 8,000 crimes committed by young offenders were not correctly processed […]
Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Justice, Children and Youth Affairs, Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee has said any decline in vaccination rates affecting children is a cause of worry and effort must be made to encourage a greater uptake. Leading disease watchdog, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has confirmed that in recent years the uptake of the […]
Fianna Fáil Senator and Seanad Spokesperson for Justice, Lorraine Clifford-Lee has called for measures to be put in place to bring an immediate end to the gender pay gap which is leaving Irish men receiving pay on average 14% higher than women. Senator Clifford-Lee, Chair of the Oireachtas Cross Party Group on Workplace Equality, hosted […]
Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Justice, Children and Youth Affairs, Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee has called on the Minister for Health to urgently consider extending the availability of ‘Cariban’ under HSE schemes in Ireland. Cariban is a drug prescribed for Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG), a condition that causes extreme morning sickness type symptoms in some women during […]
Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Justice, Children and Youth Affairs, Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee has said that the Minister for Education must immediately act on providing suitable temporary accommodation for the staff and students of Ardgillan Community College, Balbriggan. The Fingal based Senator was commenting following confirmation that management have been forced to close 18 classrooms […]
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