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Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD has said the Minister for Health needs to show political courage and urgency in implementing the Sláintecare health reform plan which was published a year ago today [30th May 2018]. Deputy Shortall chaired the cross-party Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Healthcare which produced the fully-costed ten-year Sláintecare blueprint for […]

The Social Democrats have offered their public support to tomorrow’s Standing4Women demonstration which will take place outside the Dáil at 5p.m. with simultaneous demonstrations happening across the country. Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy TD said that the issues facing women in this country have for too long been swept under the carpet and not given […]

Co-leader of the Social Democrats Róisín Shortall TD has called for the full rigors of the law to be applied to anyone who knowingly engaged in the falsification of adoption records. Responding to the shocking revelations today about false adoption records by the former St Patrick’s Guild Adoption Society, Deputy Shortall said: “The cost of […]

Social Democrats will today bring to the Dáil a proposal to take religion out of the school day. The party is tabling an amendment to the government’s Education (School Admissions) Bill 2016 to remove faith formation from the school timetable. Co-leader Róisín Shortall TD said: “We need to take religion out of the school day […]

The Social Democrats are pleased to announce that Repeal activist Carly Bailey has been selected as its candidate to contest the next General Election in the constituency of Dublin South West. Carly (38) was recently the co-convenor of the Dublin South West Together for Yes group and was the national co-ordinator of the Soc Dems’ […]

The Social Democrats will this week select four new people to add to our growing slate of General Election candidates, all of whom were heavily involved in the campaign to Repeal the Eighth Amendment. RTÉ’s exit poll last Friday showed that the Yes for repeal vote was highest amongst Soc Dems supporters, at 89.5 per […]

The Social Democrats welcome today’s extraordinary and historic Yes vote for repeal of the Eighth Amendment as a mark of compassion and respect for women and women’s healthcare. Speaking as tally results show a landslide Yes vote, the party’s co-leader Catherine Murphy TD said: “We see today how the innate sense of decency of Irish […]

The Social Democrats have welcomed the encouraging results of a referendum exit poll tonight showing a strong voter turnout in favour of repealing of the Eighth Amendment. Commenting on the exit poll from The Irish Times, the party’s co-leader Catherine Murphy TD said: “The exit poll results are strongly indicating that voters have taken on […]

Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD today accused the government of failing to get to grips with ticket touting when she raised the issue in the Dáil this morning. Deputy Shortall said: “This year’s summer concert season is already in full swing and the public are being ripped off on a daily basis by unscrupulous ticket touts […]

The Social Democrats today urged people to vote Yes in Friday’s referendum on the Eighth Amendment to ensure that women can access the healthcare they need in Ireland. The party’s co-leader Catherine Murphy TD said: “With just a few days to go to polling, we are urging people to use this once in a generation […]