News Archives for December, 2007
21 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has expressed his disappointment at the ruling in the Supreme Court yesterday that ruled the foreign parents of five Irish born children do not have the right to stay in the country. Deputy Ó Snodaigh said it would be hypocritical for the Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan to deport parents of Irish born children while his party lobby's for illegal Irish in America to be given American citizenship. Read full article
19 December, 2007
Local Sinn Féin Councillor Shane O'Connor has called for more ticket machines at the Luas Terminal at the Red Cow depot. Read full article
19 December, 2007
Speaking during a Dáil debate on the Lisbon Treaty today Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh told Minster Ahern that "The Lisbon Treaty is not in Ireland's interests. It involves a massive transfer of power to the EU. It significantly accelerates the militarization of the EU, and advancesan economic agenda based on a race to the bottom for wages and workers rights. And no amount of bluster from the government benches will disguise the enormity of what is at stake when the people cast their votes in referendum next year." Read full article
19 December, 2007
Speaking in the Dáil today Sinn Féin Housing Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD called on the Government to make required funding available to ensure that everyone has access to appropriate housing as is their right. Deputy Ó Snodaigh said a lack of housing and inappropriate and poor housing will detrimentally affect thousands of people across the state this Christmas. Read full article
18 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has described today's decision by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) as disappointing but not surprising. Read full article
18 December, 2007
Speaking in the European Parliament this afternoon Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary McDonald told fellow parliamentarians that she has one simple message to EU leaders "if you are keen to be involved in a referendum campaign, organise one in your own country and leave us to get on with ours." Read full article
16 December, 2007
Responding to the news this weekend that the Competition Authority raided the offices of the Irish Pharmaceutical Union IPU during the week Dublin Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh has described the action of the Authority as heavy handed and unhelpful to the ongoing negotiations between the HSE and IPU. Read full article
16 December, 2007
Speaking at this St. Luke's Hospital Campaign demonstration Dublin Sinn Féin MEP Mary Lou McDonald said that "it is totally unacceptable that government continues to pull the rug from under cancer patients and their families." Read full article
13 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has congratulated Gardaí on the seizure of €500,000 of cocaine in Dublin this morning. However Deputy Ó Snodaigh said the quantity of drugs seized in the country is only a small percentage of the total amount entering the country and called for resources for Garda Drugs Squads to be doubled. Read full article
13 December, 2007
Speaking ahead of today's signing of the Lisbon Treaty by EU Heads of State Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald said "whilst the need for Ireland to have its place at the EU table is obvious, we must use that place positively. Our international reputation is not so fragile that we must always act as 'yes men' to preserve it even when so obviously the best course of action is to say no." Read full article
12 December, 2007
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adam's will led a party delegation, including Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD and Francie Brolly MLA to meet with the Gaeltacht Minister Eamon Ó Cuiv in Leinster House on Thursday morning, December 13th
at 10am. Read full article
12 December, 2007
Speaking ahead of tomorrow's signing of the Lisbon Treaty by EU Heads of State Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald said "whilst the need for Ireland to have its place at the EU table is obvious, we must use that place positively. Our international reputation is not so fragile that we must always act as 'yes men' to preserve it even when so obviously the best course of action is to say no." Read full article
12 December, 2007
Sinn Fein's national policing spokesperson's Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD and Alex Maskey MLA today met in Leinster House to discuss how greater co-operation between the PSNI and Garda Síochána can be progressed in the interests of targeting serious crime in particular drug-related gangland crime and predatory sex offenders. Read full article
11 December, 2007
Sinn Fein's national policing spokesperson's Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD and Alex Maskey MLA will tomorrow (Wednesday Dec 12th) meet in Leinster House to discuss how greater co-operation between the PSNI and Garda Síochána can be progressed in the interests of targeting serious crime in particular drug-related gangland crime and predatory sex offenders. Read full article
11 December, 2007
Dublin Sinn Féin MEP Mary Lou McDonald today launched a major European initiative to end homelessness in all EU member states by 2015. Ms McDonald will be joined by colleagues from France, Britain, Poland and FEANTSA. Read full article
11 December, 2007
Responding to reports of the death of a young man in Bray Co. Wicklow may be drug related Sinn Féin TD and Community Safety Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh the spate recent drug deaths has today demanded that government to re-allocate money from the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund into the Drugs Initiatives and Young Peoples Facilities Fund. Read full article
11 December, 2007
Dublin Sinn Féin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has today sent her solidarity to the Save St. Luke's Campaign who are handing in a petition to Leinster House calling on the Health Minister to keep the hospital open and to upgrade and expand the hospital and its services. Read full article
11 December, 2007
Sinn Féin's Cllr. Daithí Doolan has today demanded that the Minister for the Environment, John Gormley, step in and save St Luke's Cancer Hospital in Dublin. Read full article
10 December, 2007
Speaking at Sinn Fein's major conference 'Engaging Modern Ireland' Sinn Fein TD and Community Safety Spokesperson Aengus O Snodaigh said policing and community safety remain hugely important issues for Sinn Fein. Read full article
10 December, 2007
"Speaking at Sinn Féin's major conference 'Engaging Modern Ireland' Dublin Sinn Féin MEP and party National Chairperson Mary Lou McDonald speaking during the session on New Irish, New Communities said: Read full article
9 December, 2007
Sinn Féin's Dublin Spokesperson on the Environment Cllr. Daithí Doolan,a member of Dublin City Council's Environment Policy Committee, todayannounced that Sinn Féin, "were set to take the lead in creating asustainable Ireland." Read full article
6 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Councillor Shane O'Connor has condemned South Dublin County Council Management for their decision not to proceed immediately with the banning of Heavy Goods Vechiles (HGV) through the Woodford/Yellow Meadows/Monksfield area of Clondalkin Read full article
6 December, 2007
Clondalkin Sinn Féin Councillor Shane O'Connor has criticized the Government lack of investment in the Primary education sector speaking today Councillor Shane O'Connor said. "The Government had given a commitment on reducing class sizes over 5 years ago and renege on that promise. Read full article
6 December, 2007
Sinn Féin will hold a major conference 'Engaging Modern Ireland' this Sunday December 9th in Griffith College Dublin. This follows intensive consultation within the party in the aftermath of the General Election to agree on Sinn Féin's priorities for the coming years. Read full article
5 December, 2007
Sinn Féin Justice spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD speaking in the Dáil today in response to the drug related death of Kevin Doyle yesterday called on the Government to reconsider a Sinn Féin motion from last year which called for the resourcing and implementation of an action plan to tackle the spiralling cocaine crisis. Read full article
5 December, 2007
Speaking this morning from Brussels ahead of today's Council of Ministers meeting in Brussels Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has demanded that the Irish government stop shirking its responsibility to temporary workers and agree to support the Agency Workers Directive. Read full article
4 December, 2007
Dublin Sinn Féin Councillor Críona Ní Dhálaigh has welcomed the City Councils decision during last nights meeting to unanimously support her Emergency Motion calling on the Minister for Children to suspend plans to introduce the Community Childcare Subvention Scheme. Read full article
4 December, 2007
Sinn Féin's Dublin Environment Spokesperson, Councillor Daithí Doolan, has slammed, "City Council officials for wasting €19m of public money on promoting the Poolbeg incinerator." Read full article
3 December, 2007
Sinn Féin's Dublin Environment Spokesperson & Chair of Dublin City Council's Planning Committee, Cllr. Daithí Doolan has announced that, "a full and public debate on high-rise is set to take place in Dublin." Read full article
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