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 […]
Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Justice, Children and Youth Affairs, Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee has said it’s yet another new school year and still no tangible action on delivering on the long-committed development of St Molaga’s Senior National School, Balbriggan. Senator Clifford-Lee said, “The number of pupils in St Molaga’s is steadily rising as even more young families move to the Balbriggan area […]
Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Justice, Children and Youth Affairs, Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee has said the implementation of a national programme to improve access to sanitary products and promote menstrual hygiene, should be explored in Ireland. In a world first, the Scottish Government recently announced that it is set to make sanitary products available free to all […]
Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Justice, Children and Youth Affairs, Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee has warned that the 7% increase in Early Childhood Care and Education Scheme payments announced this week by Children’s Minister, Katherine Zappone is being absorbed by Childcare providers and parents are seeing no reduction to costs. Earlier this week, Minister Katherine Zappone […]
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