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The Social Democrats have selected Councillor Gary Gannon to represent the party in the Dublin constituency for the upcoming election to the European Parliament. “What Dublin needs is a voice that represents the diversity of our city and its people. I know that the Social Democrats can be that voice at the European table.” The […]

Social Democrats candidates for May’s local elections have signed up to be advocates for people with disabilities by fully endorsing manifesto commitments promoted by the Disability Federation of Ireland. “As a wheelchair user myself, I know first-hand how our city and county councils have neglected to put in place even the most rudimentary supports to […]

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. “ We need children to care. We need them to push us to do something, because we have not […]

Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD has blasted the government’s Sláintecare Action Plan as deeply underwhelming at a time of unprecedented crisis in our health service. “Today’s wishy-washy report is yet further proof that the Fine Gael government is not remotely committed to delivering  to Irish people the kind of universal public health service which […]

Sarah Durcan, a key organiser of the #WakingTheFeminists movement, will launch her campaign for election to Dublin City Council in the Dublin South East Inner City area next Monday, 11th March. “I’ve always been a collaborative and practical person, and I want to bring that approach to the city council to achieve better outcomes for […]

Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD today said that without decent public services, all parents, and especially those parenting alone, face enormous costs. “Today’s report from the St. Vincent de Paul on the increasing rate of poverty among working lone parents should act as another wake-up call for Government on the deficiences in our public […]

Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy TD today called for funds for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme to be replenished. “It has become obvious that the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme is not working effectively and that people are being put through an emotional rollercoaster trying to secure a home.” Social Democrats Co-Leader Catherine Murphy has repeatedly […]

Today’s Supreme Court judgement as yet more recognition by the courts that parliamentary privilege is an important aspect of our system of democracy and one which is constitutionally protected. “The public interest must always be to the fore and that is what has underpinned everything I have done to date.” Social Democrats Co-Leader Catherine Murphy […]

Social Democrats Dublin Bay North Councillor Cian O’Callaghan today called for a national remediation fund for residents and homeowners affected by fire safety, construction and other structural problems in Celtic Tiger-era apartment developments in Dublin. “The Minister for Housing says he sympathises with the people affected by structural defects in apartments built during the recent […]

Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy has asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan, if she will begin the process of making the Land Commission records available in the context of the Decade of Centenaries. “This vast trove of up to eight million individual records form an integral part of helping us […]