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Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy has said that there is increasing evidence that the handling of the tender process for the National Broadband Plan contract has been below best governance standards. “We are dealing with one of the most important state contracts that will ever be awarded and any sniff of impropriety or bad governance […]

Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy TD raises serious concern about the conduct of the Minister for Communications, Denis Naughten TD, during the National Broadband Plan bidding process. “The Minister can’t have been so politically naïve as to ignore the implications of the changes to the consortium advised to him during the New York dinner.” Social Democrats […]

The Social Democrats today unveiled the party’s Alternative Budget for 2019, an ambitious and fully-costed plan to help families live decent and affordable lives by driving down daily living costs and investing in public services. “Our Budget presents a vision for a fairer future where all people can live affordable lives without having to constantly […]

Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy TD express her concerns the revelations that the Minister for Communications Denis Naughten met with the only remaining bidder for the National Broadband Plan. “Yet here we are again with the same Minister taking a private meeting with the head of a consortium containing some of the same personnel involved […]

Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy TD has called on the government to come clean on the number of people who are homeless amid concerns about the re-categorisation of figures in the latest official statistics. “Cutting the official figures does nothing to help those people who are living in emergency accommodation that is either owned or […]

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. “The roll-out of the National Broadband Plan is the next vital piece of communications infrastructure in this country and […]

The Social Democrats today announce their support for Michael D Higgins in the forthcoming presidential election, after a consultation process with party members through the National Council. “Michael D Higgins is a social democrat. He espouses a vision and values that match those of our party, the Social Democrats, and throughout his presidency has strongly […]

Social Democrats co-leaders Róisín Shortall TD and Catherine Murphy TD today paid warm tributes to women’s rights campaigner Sylvia Meehan who passed away today. “Throughout her life, Sylvia was an inspirational leader and role model for women’s rights and equality in the workplace and wider society.” Social Democrats co-leaders Róisín Shortall TD and Catherine Murphy […]

The Social Democrats have called on the Pope to acknowledge the complicity of the Catholic Church in clerical child sexual abuse in Ireland, and to commit to mandatory reporting across the world of all cases of child sexual abuse. “Ultimately actions speak louder than words and we’ve heard the apologies before. It’s long past time to move on […]

Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy TD said today it is morally repugnant that a State-backed corporate landlord has attempted to flout legal rent controls. The Minister for Housing needs to send a clear signal to corporate landlords that this kind of behaviour is morally repugnant, particularly at a time of chronic housing shortages and when […]