News Archives for May, 2008
30 May, 2008
Sinn Féin MEP Mary Lou McDonald called on workers and trade unionists to reject the Lisbon Treaty on the basis that it fails to provide essential protections for workers rights. Ms. Donald said that only following negotiations that redressed these shortcomings could the treaty be in any way acceptable to Irish workers. Ms McDonald was joined at the press
conference by party President Gerry Adams MLA, Bairbre de Brun MEP and Dublin Cllr. Larry O'Toole. Read full article
30 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has welcomed the formal adoption of an international treaty banning the use of cluster bombs. Speaking today after the treaty was passed in Dublin Deputy Ó Snodaigh congratulated those involved in the campaign and said US Military flights passing through Shannon should now be inspected not only for evidence of illegal renditions but for cluster munitions. Read full article
29 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has welcomed the Legal Services Ombudsman Commission Bill 2008. Speaking in the Dáil today Deputy Ó Snodaigh said the introduction of an independent body to hold legal professionals accountable is both welcome and long overdue. Read full article
29 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald responded to claims by Green Party Minister Eamon Ryan that Europe would face chaos if the Lisbon Treaty is rejected during a press conference held in the party's Dublin headquarters. Read full article
29 May, 2008
Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh has called on the Government to stop the cut of 120 staff at Crumlin Chilldren's Hospital. Speaking in the Dáil today as staff members and supporters of the hospital staged a protest the hospital outside Deputy O Snodaigh said the Government must respond positively to the demonstration by stopping
the cuts and addressing the excessive waste of money by the HSE on unnecessary advisors and endless reports. Read full article
28 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD today asked the new Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern to support a request from the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission to review the Garda approach to policing protests including the operation at the site of the proposed Shell Gas pipeline in Bellanaboy County Mayo in light of a high number of complaints about Garda abuse. Minister Ahern refused the request. Read full article
28 May, 2008
Responding to a statement issued today by Finance Minister Brian Lenihan on the loss of Ireland's veto on international trade agreements Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has accused the Minister of hiding
behind the EU Commission who themselves are being economical with the truth on this critical element of the Lisbon Treaty. Read full article
28 May, 2008
Sinn Féin International Affairs Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has called for an end to the use of Shannon airport and short of that for the Government to ensure that all US military and CIA-related planes passing through Shannon Airport are inspected to ensure that rendition flights are not passing through Ireland. Read full article
27 May, 2008
Blanchardstown Sinn Féin Councillor, Paul Donnelly, has said his party will
oppose at every opportunity the construction of a super-prison at Thornton
Hall. Speaking today as the Government prepared to push a motion through
the Dáil that would allow them to build the prison Councillor Donnelly
described the development of a super-prison as a retrograde step in the
fight against crime, as it has been shown that gangs flourish in such
institutions.* Read full article
26 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald today launched an information guide outlining why the Lisbon Treaty is a bad deal for Irish businesses. Dublin Cllr. Daithí Doolan and Campaign Director of Policy and Dun Laoghaire Representative Eoin Ó Broin joined the MEP who addressed the negative implications of the Lisbon Treaty on taxation, investment in infrastructure, jobs and economic development. Read full article
24 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Daithí Doolan, Chair of Dublin City Council's Economic Development & Planning Committee, has today announced dates for a major programme of consultation with local communities on the future of high rise, high density housing & industrial development for Dublin." Read full article
23 May, 2008
Sinn Féin member of the Oireachtas EU Scrutiny Committee Aengus Ó
Snodaigh TD has said the report published by the committee today is not
fully endorsed by the committee. Deputy Ó Snodaigh, as the only
dissenting voice on the committee, said he does not endorse the report
and criticised other members of the committee for not allowing room for
dissenting voices. Read full article
22 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has welcomed the seizure of €1million worth of heroin in the Walkinstown part of his constituency. Speaking today Deputy Ó Snodaigh said this seizure is a stark reminder that the heroin problem has not gone away. Read full article
22 May, 2008
Sinn Fein Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald will today challenge Brian Cowan at the National Forum on Europe on how the loss of power and influence in the EU is good for Ireland. The Dublin MEP will call on the Taoiseach to "explain how Ireland's interests are protected by losing a Commissioner for five out of every 15 years, halving our voting strength at the Council of ministers, giving away more than 60 vetoes, including on international trade agreements, and giving the EU the power to amend its own treaties." Read full article
20 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Dáithí Doolan today called on the government and Dublin City Council to ensure that the proposed Tom Kelly Regeneration programme is guaranteed to go ahead. Read full article
20 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD this morning met with RGDATA, the group representing the independent grocers and the Irish Nightclub Industry Association to discuss the sale of alcohol. Read full article
20 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Housing Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has called on the government to intervene to guarantee the completion of any regeneration projects affected by the withdrawal of the private side of the public private partnerships. Read full article
19 May, 2008
Sinn Féin MEP Mary Lou McDonald speaking at the launch of the party's campaign against the Lisbon Treaty said 'it is possible to get a better deal in Europe if the Irish people vote no on June 12th and send the government back to the negotiations." Read full article
16 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has said businesses and individuals posing as charities are having an impact on genuine charities as well as causing anti-social problems by calling to areas in the early hours of the morning. Read full article
16 May, 2008
BLANCHARDSTOWN Sinn Féin Councillor Paul Donnelly has confirmed that Sinn Féin TDs will be opposing a Dáil resolution on the Thornton Hall 'super' prison. Donnelly met with Sinn Féin TDs in Leinster House on the issue yesterday. Read full article
16 May, 2008
Speaking in Dublin today, on foot of media reports of developer Bernard McNamara pulling out of some of his Public Private Partnership Projects, Sinn Féin Councillor Críona ní Dhálaigh called on the City Manager to call a special meeting of the council to discuss the serious implications of this development Read full article
15 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh this afternoon attended a briefing from officials at the Department of justice at which he was informed that a Dáil resolution will be brought forward next week in order to give the final go ahead for the construction of a super-prison at the Thornton Hall site. Speaking afterwards Deputy Ó Snodaigh said Sinn Féin will be opposing the resolution. Read full article
15 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald said today that any political party who suggests Ireland's position as a military neutral will not be affected by the Lisbon Treaty either doesn't understand the document or worse still doesn't care. Read full article
15 May, 2008
South Dublin Sinn Féin representative Shaun Tracey has said his party will intensify its campaign against the Lisbon Treaty in South Dublin in the final four weeks of the campaign. Read full article
14 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has given the Defamation Bill 2006 an extremely qualified welcome. Speaking in the Dáil this evening Deputy Ó Snodaigh said Sinn Féin will be tabling substantive amendments to the Bill and his party's position on it will depend on the Government's response to those amendments. Read full article
13 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snnodaigh TD has welcomed news this evening that the Cabinet has agreed to remove the restrictions preventing people over the age of seventy from participating in juries. Deputy Ó Snodaigh last month published legislation which if enacted would remove these restrictions. Read full article
13 May, 2008
Dublin City Council last night supported Sinn Féin Councillor Ray Corcoran's motion on behalf of the locked out Ballymun Plaza workers. Cllr Corcoran's motion called on the government to introduce guidelines for companies involved in regeneration schemes. The motion also called on the company involved, Bennet construction, to secure in any new lease a clause under the Transfer of Undertakings regulations which would see all workers re-hired at the hotel under new management. Read full article
13 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD will attend this evening's consultation meeting on the new National Drugs Strategy in Dublin. Speaking ahead of the meeting Deputy Ó Snodaigh called on the new Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern to expedite the roll out of the successful 'Dial to Stop Drug Dealing Programme' throughout the State. Read full article
13 May, 2008
Sinn Féin's Dublin Spokesperson the Environment Cllr. Daithí Doolan has this evening welcomed Dublin City Council's adoption of a strategy to combat Climate Change. Read full article
13 May, 2008
Dublin City Council last night passed a motion proposed by Sinn Féin Councillor Larry O Toole calling on the government to enact legislation to protect the rights of agency workers. The motion was passed with the support of all councillors except the Progressive Democrats. Read full article
12 May, 2008
Speaking in Dublin today Sinn Féin Councillor Dáithí Doolan has said he will be proposing an amendment at City Council to the climate change strategy which is due for ratification this evening. Cllr.Doolan's amendment will see electric cars exempt from parking charges. Read full article
12 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has once against called on the
government to engage in a truthful and transparent debate on the Lisbon
Treaty. Read full article
12 May, 2008
Blanchardstown Sinn Féin Councillor Paul Donnelly has said he will insist on IBEC being fined for their illegal postering in support of the Lisbon Treaty. IBEC have raised hundreds of posters along the N3 which is against council litter laws. Read full article
12 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has this afternoon voiced her deep concern that two senior government Ministers appear unaware of key facts relating to the Lisbon Treaty, both of which have serious implications for Irish business and farming and EU militarization Read full article
12 May, 2008
Dublin 15 Councillor Paul Donnelly has asked the local St. Philip's National School to warn children of the dangers of playing in the building site of the new Mountview Community centre. Read full article
12 May, 2008
Sinn Féin in Blanchardstown hosted a well attended public debate on the upcoming Lisbon Treaty referendum last Thursday evening in The Paddocks, Littlepace, Dublin 15. Local Councillor Paul Donnelly chaired the event and those attending heard arguments both for and against the treaty from Fine Gael TD Leo Varadkar and Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald respectively. Read full article
11 May, 2008
Sinn Fein Councillor Larry O Toole has today welcomed SIPTU's decision to
hold a rally outside City Hall tomorrow in support of Sinn Fein's motion on agency workers. Cllr. O Toole's motion calls on the government to enact legislation to protect agency workers. Read full article
9 May, 2008
Following a meeting this afternoon with Diageo Sinn Féin Councillor Daithí Doolan confirmed that Diageo are drastically downsizing their operation at St James Gate. Councillor Doolan called on the Government to take ownership of the 30 acres that will be left at the site after
the downsizing operation. Read full article
9 May, 2008
Sinn Féin's South West Inner City Councillor Críona Ní Dhálaigh has today welcomed the opportunity to meet Diageo this afternoon to discuss the future possibilties for their site at St James Gate, Dublin. Cllr. Ni Dhalaigh demanded, "that a regeneration strategy be put in place before private developers simply grab the land and put nothing back." Read full article
8 May, 2008
Sinn Féin will today try to bring some relief to residents caught up in the
nightmare of Property Management Companies in Dublin 15. An extensive amendment to a Private Members Bill will, if passed, give a huge relief to residents in Castlecurragh, Tyrrelstown and the Ongar area. Read full article
8 May, 2008
Speaking in the Dáil today Sinn Féin Housing Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh said strong regulation of management companies must become a part of a robust tenant protection regime. Deputy Ó Snodaigh welcomed a private members motion from Fine Gael on the regulation of management companies but called on TDs to support a Sinn Féin amendment to the motion which goes even further to protect the rights of tenants. Read full article
8 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh has welcomed the large scale Garda operation against drug dealing and organised crime in Limerick. Read full article
8 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has called on new Justice Minister Dermot Ahern to bring forward the Covert Surveillance Bill. Speaking in the Dáil today Deputy Ó Snodaigh said in light of the findings of the sixth report of the Morris Tribunal the Court Surveillance Bill must make provisions governing when and where it is permissible to engage in covert surveillance. Read full article
7 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has congratulated Dermot Ahern on his appointment as Minister for Justice and called on him to prioritise the fight against drugs with the resources that it requires. Read full article
7 May, 2008
Responding to the publication today of the sixth Morris Tribunal Report Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD accused Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan of attempting to bury the findings of the report by publishing it on the day of the election of the new Taoiseach and the formation of the new cabinet. Read full article
6 May, 2008
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has today welcomed the TechnicalEngineering and Electrical Union (TEEU) decision to reject the Lisbon Treaty. Responding to the announcement the Dublin MEP said "Sinn Féin shares the TEEUs analysis that the Lisbon Treaty fails to address the biggest issue facing workers in Europe, protection of their rights and entitlements." Read full article
6 May, 2008
Speaking amid predictions that 40,000 first time home buyers could be in negative equity by the end of this year Sinn Féin Housing Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh called on the Government to put in place measures to help those on low and middle incomes to keep up with repayments. He said a mortgage repayment support package should be developed as more young families face repossession of their homes. Read full article
1 May, 2008
Blanchardstown Sinn Féin Councillor Paul Donnelly has expressed his shock that HSE management intends to close down a number of Wards at Connolly Memorial Hospital in the coming months to 2006 levels as a cost cutting exercise. Hospital staff have indicated in conversations with Councillor
Donnelly that both the Elm Ward and the Surgical Day Ward face closure in
June. Read full article
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