Decision to review DEIS cuts is welcome, but pressure must be mantained
0Following the admission by the Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn on RTE’s Morning Ireland that the DEIS cuts were a mistake, I welcome the announcement More >
Government promise of national bin waiver scheme must be honoured
0Yesterday, I used the order of Buisness to demand that the government honour its commitment in the Programme for Government and introduce a fee waiver scheme for More >
Splashing out 500 Million on Water Meters will be a deplorable waste of money
0The decision to spend a possible 500 million euro installing water meters throughout the country is a waste of taxpayers money and an More >
Students at Young Scientists point the way ahead
0After attending the Dail debate on disadvantaged schools and joining the lunchtime protest in support of the occupying Vortex workers at Leinster House, I headed out to the More >
Decision to scrap Dial to Stop Drug Dealing service a mistake
0Local Drug Task Forces and community projects have been informed this week of the immediate closure of the programme.
I am very disappointed at this decision. More >
Nightmare start for Panda shows that privitisation was a disastrous decision
0I have sharply criticised Panda waste collection service for the debacle in waste collection services this week. Panda were very slow in informing that collection dates More >
Immediate action needed to protect local schools
0I am calling for a revision of budget proposals which will damage our primary education system.
I have been in contact with parents, principals and teachers from a number More >
Community Employment Schemes must be saved
0The government must exercise common sense and immediately reverse the disastrous cuts to the CE materials grant and training grant from €1500 to €500.
Quite simply this cut has the potential More >
Unjust budget will damage economic recovery
0There are four main reasons that I am voting today against the budget. These are:
- It is unjust – it hits people on low and average incomes disproportionately
- It damages

