Cllr. Ted Tynan (Cork) Cork Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has accused the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) of becoming the leading cheerleader of a low wage economy following the ESRI’s latest report which, according to Cllr. Tynan, seeks to justify the exploitation of workers. Cllr. Tynan said that the report, which [...]
The Workers' Party has welcomed the recent decision of the United Nations Human Rights Committee which found that Ireland's criminalisation and prohibition of abortion violates this country’s human rights obligations. Cllr. Éilis Ryan Dublin Central Workers’ Party Councillor Éilis Ryan said, “this party applauds the courage of Amanda Mellet in taking her case [...]
The attached submission has been sent to Mr Richard Bruton, Minister for Education with regard to the development of a new Strategy for Education and Skills (2016 – 2018) on behalf of the Workers’ Party, Dublin Mid-West Constituency. Mid-West has vast areas of poverty and educational deprivation with extremely low accession rates to third level. [...]
Workers’ Party says inclusion of school-day faith formation in nominally multi-denominational schools is evidence of the need for a state-run, secular education system Cllr. Éilis Ryan Reacting to comments made by Minister for Education Richard Bruton that he favoured the expansion of ‘Community National Schools,’ Workers’ Party Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Dublin [...]
Workers’ Party motion would have seen large businesses forced to disclose wage structure information as part of economic impact assessment. Workers’ Party Councillor Éilis Ryan today (Tuesday May 31st) expressed disappointment at last night’s decision by Labour and Sinn Féin councillors to reject her proposal that major corporations submit an “Economic Impact Assessment” as part [...]
Cllr. Éilis Ryan Dublin Workers’ Party Councillor Éilis Ryan (North Inner City) has called for the Minister for Justice to mandate an immediate, emergency reversal of cutbacks to community development services in the Northeast Inner City, in the wake of the latest shooting in the area, at Avondale House on Tuesday morning. Cllr. [...]
The Workers’ Party have said that only a comprehensive job creation programme providing sustainable long-term employment with decent pay and conditions will be acceptable as a replacement for the JobBridge scheme which, it has been announced, is to end in September. Jimmy Dignam Workers’ Party Dublin North West representative Jimmy Dignam said that [...]
Cllr. Éilis Ryan Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers’ Party, Dublin North Inner City) has said that the government’s announcement that it was scrapping minimum recycling charges will make little difference to many households in areas such as the capital’s north inner city who already pay for recycling. Cllr. Ryan said: “The reality is that, [...]
Workers' Party Dublin City Councillor, Éilis Ryan, is calling on the newly established government to hold a referendum on the 8th Amendment to the constitution early in the lifetime of the present Dáil. Cllr. Éilis Ryan Cllr. Ryan said: “It is abundantly clear from numerous media polls that this is the wish of [...]
Cllr. Ted Tynan, "Essential council services must come first" Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has said that he could not in conscience support a loan request for €200,000 by Cork City Council to the Cork Film Festival committee at a time when the council’s services remain seriously curtailed due to cutbacks in its [...]
