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Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD today called on the Minister for Health to intervene to compel the HSE to release smear slides to women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy so they can be independently reviewed. “Minister for Health Simon Harris must make it a top priority for the HSE to agree this important protocol […]

Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy TD has called on the Taoiseach to clarify his  reported remarks in New York which were critical of the Irish media and RTÉ’s Primetime in particular. “It is unfortunate that our head of government chose the occasion of such an important overseas trip to denigrate the Irish media in such […]

Social Democrats Co-Leader Catherine Murphy TD has made a substantial submission to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government for use in its current process to review the methodology used to determine local authority funding baselines in order to ensure that the charging model is fair. Current Model of Local Property Tax inherently unfair […]

Vulnerable older people denied Home-Help due to inadequate funding  The average weekly cost for home-support services is €160. This is a fraction of the weekly cost of the average nursing home which is over €1,000 per week. Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD has today demanded that the Minister for Health urgently deal with the […]

As Dublin celebrates with the annual Pride Parade, the Social Democrats today call on the government to show much greater urgency in driving reforms to improve the human rights of LGBTI people in Ireland. The party’s co-leaders Róisín Shortall TD and Catherine Murphy TD said it was disappointing, 25 years after homosexuality was decriminalised, that […]

A public meeting organised and hosted by Social Democrats city Councillor Gary Gannon will explore the idea of a ‘Site of Conscience’ at the former Seán McDermott Street Magdalene Laundry, which risks being sold by Dublin City Council and turned into a hotel. The meeting will take place at 7pm. tomorrow, Thursday 28th June, in […]

The Social Democrats have congratulated the incoming Garda Commissioner on his appointment – but cautioned that an entirely new senior management team must also be recruited to lead reforms to address deep-rooted cultural problems within the force. The party’s co-leader Róisín Shortall TD said: “I congratulate Deputy Chief Constable Drew Harris on his appointment at […]

Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD has called on the government to summon US embassy representatives to relay to the Trump administration Ireland’s condemnation of its policy of forcibly taking children from their immigrant parents. Deputy Shortall said: “It has been deeply disturbing to see the reports and footage emanating from the US in the […]

Today’s Summer Economic Statement is another squandered opportunity by the government to shore up our tax base and invest now to tackle the enormous pressures facing our economy and society, the Social Democrats said today. The party’s co-leader Catherine Murphy TD said diverting some corporation tax into a ‘rainy day fund’ at a time of […]