Public Health Alcohol Bill 2016 – My Speech Whilst I strongly welcome the Public Health Alcohol Bill – I feel a more fundamental shift needs to occur when it comes […]
27. 10. 2016
My Speech on the Public Health Alcohol Bill 2016
27. 10. 2016
Corporate Manslaughter Bill- 2016
I welcome the opportunity to debate this important issue and whilst I don’t oppose the Corporate Manslaughter Bill – I believe it requires amendments before being passed into law. Currently […]
27. 10. 2016
Alcohol Cheaper Now Than in 2002.
As part of my speech on the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2016, I highlighted the fact that some alcohol products are cheaper today than they were fourteen years ago. It […]
20. 10. 2016
My Speech on the Affordable Childcare Scheme:
As a percentage of wages, net childcare costs in Ireland are among the highest in the EU, the second highest for couples and the highest for single parents. We have […]
20. 10. 2016
Crumlin Children’s Hospital Serving Sugar-laden Meals To Sick Children Is Unacceptable
In a speech in the Seanad this week, I highlighted the fact that Crumlin Children’s hospital is still serving sugar- laden foods such to children as young as 15- months. […]