News Archives for October, 2008
30 October, 2008
South Dublin Sinn Féin Spokesperson Shaun Tracey has sharply criticised Green Party Minister and South Dublin TD Eamon Ryan for standing over Government cuts in education and for voting against a motion to reverse the decision to increase class sizes in the Dáil today. Read full article
29 October, 2008
Sinn Féin's Dublin Environment Spokesperson & Chair of Dublin City Council's Economic Development Committee, Councillor Daithi Doolan & Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald, met with Dublin city's culture business community to discuss how Dublin City Council & the EU can support cultural & economic development in Dublin. Read full article
29 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Equality and Human Rights Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh today met with the Human Rights Commission in Leinster House to discuss the implications the budget cuts will have on their work. Speaking afterwardshe said it is clear that one consequence of the budget cuts is that the state will fail to live up to its Equality and Human Rights obligations under the Good Friday Agreement. Read full article
25 October, 2008
Ballesty calls on Green Party TD to reverse savage cutbacks in education Sinn Féin representative for Lucan and Palmerstown Robert Ballesty and members of Dublin Mid West Sinn Féin today held a protest outside the constituency offices of Green Party TD and Chair of the Education and Science Committee in the Oireachtas, Paul Gogarty. Read full article
25 October, 2008
Glencullen Sinn Féin representative Shaun Tracey has called for an immediate investigation into the circumstance surrounding an incident which seen the roof of an apartment block blow off today in Sandyford. Read full article
24 October, 2008
Dundrum Sinn Féin representative Oonagh O'Reilly has announced that Sinn Féin will be at Dundrum Town Centre tomorrow asking the public to sign a petition calling on the Government to reverse the budget decision to increase class sizes. Read full article
24 October, 2008
Glencullen Sinn Féin representative Shaun Tracey has called on local Fianna Fáil Councillor John Byrne to follow the example of his fellow Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Fianna Fáil councillors and come out against the Government on the medical card and class sizes issue. Read full article
23 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Equality Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has condemned the Government decision to axe funding to the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI). Read full article
23 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has this morning slammed European Commission plans to introduce body-scanners into member state airports. Ms McDonald described the technology as "inappropriate and invasive." Read full article
23 October, 2008
Sinn Fein Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has this afternoon slammed Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael MEPs for voting against a Social Progress Clause (to be included in any future Treaties put to member states) following a
parliamentary debate in Strasbourg on the Andersson Report. The report has been prepared by the European Parliament Employment and Social Affairs Committee in response to recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) rulings on the Laval, Viking and Ruffert cases. Interestingly Labour MEP Proinsias De Rossa abstained from the Social Progress Clause vote. Read full article
22 October, 2008
Speaking during Statements on the Morris Tribunal in the Dáil today Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh said the finding of the eight report of the Tribunal in relation to the channelling of allegations to the Minister by two Dáil Deputies is wrong and has eclipsed the long overdue vindication of the McBrearty Family who suffered greatly as a result of grave Garda abuse. Read full article
22 October, 2008
South Dublin Sinn Féin representative Shaun Tracey has called on Fianna Fáil Senator Maria Corrigan to explain to her constituents why she voted against a proposal to debate the over 70s medical card issue in the Seanad today. Read full article
17 October, 2008
Sinn Féin representative for Lucan and Palmerstown Robert Ballesty was today joined by Sinn Féin MEP Mary Lou McDonald on a demonstration organised by Lucan Sinn Féin outside Minister for Health Mary Harney's constituency
clinic today in Lucan, in response to the government's decision to means test the over 70s access to medical cards. Read full article
17 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Paul Donnelly has welcomed to the allocations of over €22,000 towards a number of youth and community projects throughout Dublin 15. Read full article
17 October, 2008
Sinn Féin councillor Paul Donnelly has expressed serious concern over the Metro West line project following Minister Lenihan's budget speech on Tuesday. Read full article
17 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Councillor Paul Donnelly believes that Fingal County Council's decision not to remove charges for combustible material in the recycling centres throughout Fingal for the month of October is short sighted Read full article
16 October, 2008
Speaking from the Dáil this afternoon Sinn Féin Justice, Equality & Human Rights Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD described Budget 2009 as a roll back on previous human rights and equality commitments. Deputy Ó Snodaigh also questioned Justice Minister Dermot Ahern on the government's refusal to legislate for political party fundraising transparency saying "Sinn Féin is the only party to publish its audited accounts on an annual basis. Where are Fianna Fáil's accounts? Why are they afraid to publish them? Who are the people filling the coffers of the Fianna Fáil party? Or should we just look to who benefited most from the budget?" Read full article
16 October, 2008
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has today slammed successive Fianna Fáil led governments for refusing to introduce the necessary legislation that would requite political parties to publish an annual set of audited accounts. Ms McDonald said "Fianna Fáil's refusal to commit itself to transparency and openness when it comes to party funding is an absolute disgrace." Read full article
16 October, 2008
Sinn Féin International Affairs Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has revealed the cost implications of Ireland's participation on EU Military missions including Chad and the Nordic Battle Groups. Read full article
15 October, 2008
Sinn Féin¹s Dublin Spokesperson on the Environment, Councillor Daithi Doolan, has today called on Minister for the Environment to establish an All
Ireland Task Force on Climate Change. Read full article
15 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has called on Taoiseach Brian Cowen to outline to EU leaders at today's summit in Brussels that there can be no re-run of the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland. Read full article
14 October, 2008
Clarifying an earlier statement Sinn Féin Spokesperson for Justice, Equality and Human Rights Aengus Ó Snodaigh has criticised the Budget provisions pertaining to the Human Rights Commission and Equality
Authority. Read full article
14 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Spokesperson for Justice, Equality and Human Rights Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has criticised the decision of the Government to push ahead with the plan to amalgamate the Human Rights Commission and Equality
Authority. Read full article
14 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has today reacted angrily to efforts by Minister Micheál Martin, during yesterdays meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Luxembourg, to link the current financial crisis to the Lisbon Treaty describing his comments as "shamefully underhand scare tactics." Read full article
9 October, 2008
Sinn Féin representative for Lucan and Palmerstown Robert Ballesty has called on South Dublin County Council to immediately take measures to tackle the regular drug dealing and abuse in Ballyowen Park. Read full article
9 October, 2008
Sinn Féin's Dublin Spokesperson on the Environment Councillor Daithí Doolan, has this afternoon welcomed the announcement by Dublin City Council that, "40 locations have been identified to facilitate the City Bicycle Scheme." Read full article
8 October, 2008
Sinn Féin's Dublin Spokesperson on the Environment Councillor Daithí Doolan, has this afternoon called on, "local authorities including Dublin City Council to pass the European Central Bank's cut in interest rates on to its customers with immediate effect." Read full article
8 October, 2008
Sinn Féin Housing Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has welcomed the cut in the European Central Bank interest rate. Deputy Ó Snodaigh said the Minister for Finance must use his new found influence on the banking sector to ensure that the benefit of this cut is passed on to mortgage holders immediately. Read full article
8 October, 2008
Speaking today at the launch of the Dublin North East 'DIAL TO STOP DRUG DEALING' campaign, spokesperson Cllr Larry O'Toole stated: "Dial to stop drug dealing is currently being rolled out in a series of local campaigns in a number of local or regional drugs task force areas around the country. The Dublin North East campaign is run by the Local Area Drugs Task Force and focuses on all areas in Dublin North East. Read full article
7 October, 2008
Sinn Féin's Councillor Daithí Doolan has today given Sinn Fein support to a new campaign by Dublin City Council. The initiative is to encourage migrants to register to vote in next year's local elections. Read full article
6 October, 2008
Sinn Féin's Dublin Spokesperson on European Affairs, Councillor Daithí
Doolan, has today urged all political parties to support tonight's City
Council motion, "calling on our EU colleagues to fully respect the outcome
of the recent Treaty of Lisbon referendum and to declare the Treaty dead." Read full article
4 October, 2008
Dublin South East Sinn Féin re-selected sitting councillor Daithi Doolan as the candidate to contest Dublin's South East Inner City in the forthcoming local elections in 2009 at their local election convention. The meeting, which was chaired by Sinn Féin MEP Mary Lou McDonald, was attended by a large number of party members and supporters from the south inner city. Read full article
2 October, 2008
At a selection convention held last night in the Green Isle hotel, Clondalkin Sinn Féin selected sitting councillor Shane O Connor as the candidate for the forthcoming local elections in 2009. The meeting, which
was chaired by Sinn Féin MEP Mary Lou McDonald, was attended by party members and supporters from all over the ward including the recently added areas of Rathcoole, Saggart and Quarryvale. Read full article
2 October, 2008
Speaking today, at the launch of the Disability Federation of Ireland's Pre-Budget Submission 2009, Sinn Féin Equality and Human Rights Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD called on the Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan to divert €70 million from the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund into disability services. Read full article
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