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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
Half a decade on Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil still blocking miscarriage leave – Sherlock
Sherlock calls on Oireachtas Enterprise Committee to examine Labour Party legislation Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill first tabled in 2021 Bill provides 20 days miscarriage leave and 10 days …
Marie Sherlock TD – Larkin Commemoration Speech
Family of the late Jim Larkin, my trade union comrades and Labour party friends, I am very glad to be here to speak at the commemoration of the Jim Larkin, a pioneering Trade Unionist, Socialist and Internationalist. We are here to honour …
Op Ed: Scramblers and E-Scooters - Time for radical action before another life is lost
MY HEART GOES out to the family and friends of Grace Lynch. The terrible tragedy last Sunday is the nightmare that so many of us have all been fearing and expecting for years. Any death in these circumstances is entirely preventable, and …
Shockingly basic Children’s Hospital HR and IT failures drive concerns on move and opening date
Medical Council Report paints picture of basic admin errors and IT risk. Serious questions on the moving of almost 4,000 staff and the dramatic move from paper to electronic health records. Serious questions from recruitment at CHI. Does …
Children and those on lower incomes being failed by collapsing public dental services
Medical card access collapsing and poor PRSI Dental Benefit Scheme damaging oral health No implementation plan seven years after publication of the National Oral Health Policy in 2019 Number of public dentists at all grades down by a third …
Maternity leave cover issue persists in health service. Why won’t the Minister act for staff and patients?
Incredible that maternity leave cover is automatic in other parts of the public service but not in health services. Failure to cover maternity and sick leave is placing further pressure on overstretched and overburdened staff and driving …
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