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Here you can find some of the major issues I’ve been working on in national politics and in my role as Labour Spokesperson on Health
Extraordinary foot dragging by insurance companies on premium reduction cuts
Minister Fleming needs to enact legislation to prevent companies profiting from state supports by reducing business interruption payouts Speaking after a public hearing of Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance and Public Expenditure …
Vacant Home Tax tool in the armoury to tackle housing crisis
Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan has urged the Government to consider a Vacant Home Tax to bring empty housing stock into use for those who need it. People are rightly outraged at the degree to which the Government is …
Workers’ rights cannot be the price paid for flexibility
Labour Bill would give platform workers in the gig economy access to rights and protections. Brings our employment code up to date and stamps out bogus self-employment. Allows access to information about the algorithms that decide their …
Labour Bill would give platform workers in the gig economy access to rights and protections
Bill would address the power imbalance between workers and app platforms. Brings our employment code up to date and stamps out bogus self-employment. Allows access to information about the algorithms that decide their pay and performance. …
New National Childcare Scheme fails to recognise importance of supporting after school care for some families
Following her interaction on Friday with Minister Roderic O’Gorman about the National Childcare scheme, Labour Senator Marie Sherlock said it is clear that the Department of Children fails to recognise the importance of supporting after …
Sherlock calls on all persons to mark Workers' Memorial Day
Marking International Workers’ Memorial Day, Labour spokesperson for employment affairs, Senator Marie Sherlock said: “Every year on this date, we remember those who have died or have become injured or ill in the course of their …
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