Policy

Established four years ago this week, Irish Water is a complete failure as Meath / Louth crisis continues

The Workers’ Party has described the Louth / Meath area water crisis as “a national disaster” and the party has called for local authority resources from other counties to be brought in to assist in restoring the water supply as a matter of urgency.   WP Meath representative Seamus McDonagh Meath Workers’ Party [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:23+00:00July 25th, 2017|

Council slammed for conducting “megaphone politics” with latest housing privatisation scheme

A Dublin City Councillor has reacted angrily to leaks from the city council's senior management that future regeneration of the city's housing stock would involve public-private partnerships, and a diluted percentage of public housing units. Reacting to reports of the privatisation initiative in today's Sunday Business Post, Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers' Party, North Inner City [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:23+00:00July 16th, 2017|

Summer Economic Statement: Stark contrast between so-called economic growth and growth in homelessness

The Workers' Party have condemned the "extraordinary delusion" of the government's Summer Economic Statement, which forecasts strong economic growth while ignoring predictions that homelessness will grow. Cllr. Éilis Ryan (Workers' Party, North Inner City Dublin), said: "It is extraordinary to read the government's jubilant forecasts of economic growth of over 4%, when consistent 'economic growth' [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:24+00:00July 12th, 2017|

The Workers’ Party welcomes Citizens’ Assembly finding on mandatory pension scheme

Workers’ Party’s representative Gavin Mendel-Gleason has welcomed the finding of the Citizens’ Assembly that a mandatory pension scheme should be introduced. Responding to the developments, Gavin Mendel-Gleason said: A mandatory pension contribution scheme would ensure not only that all workers would be cared for in old age, but would provide the state with much needed [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:24+00:00July 10th, 2017|

Murphy’s hint at return of bedsits exposes government’s sticking plaster housing strategy

The Workers’ Party has criticised suggestions by Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy that the return of bedsits may be part of the government’s revised housing strategy. Dublin Workers’ Party Councillor and prominent housing activist, Éilis Ryan, described the comments as disturbing and said the government was giving in to pressure from the powerful landlord lobby. Cllr. [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:24+00:00July 4th, 2017|

Tudeh Party of Iran condemn Trump agenda in Persian Gulf & Middle East

A message from our Tudeh Party of Iran comrades The adventurist policies of the United States and the regional reaction are serious threats to the national sovereignty of Iran and the struggle of the patriotic and freedom-loving forces of Iran against the theocratic Supreme Leadership regime.   Tudeh Party of Iran emblem After [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:24+00:00June 30th, 2017|

Workers’ Party welcome Jobstown ‘Not Guilty’ result, raise questions over role of gardaí

The Workers’ Party has welcomed today’s (Thursday) unanimous ‘Not Guilty’ verdict in the case of the six men charged with the alleged false imprisonment of former Labour Party Tánaiste Joan Burton. Workers’ Party representative Seamus McDonagh said the result was the only credible one which could have been delivered in the light of the evidence [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:24+00:00June 29th, 2017|

Labelling children as “minorities” will worsen segregation

The Workers' Party have slammed a proposal from Minister for Education Richard Bruton to protect the right of schools of "minority faiths" to discriminate in their admissions policies. Speaking on the matter, Workers' Party councillor Éilis Ryan said: "Even thinking of a young child from a Muslim or Hindu background listening to Minister Bruton on [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:24+00:00June 29th, 2017|

Landlords whinging to Minister shows up their real colours

Ireland’s landlords have revealed their true colours in their statement to new Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy, according to the Workers’ Party. Reacting to a statement released today (Friday) by the Irish Property Owners Association (IPOA), Cllr. Eilis Ryan (Workers Party) said: “A Fine Gael government introduced the 4% rental increase cap only after rents [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:25+00:00June 16th, 2017|

Only full choice for women can stop nightmare of courts and lawyers

All political parties must support the Citizen's Assembly's recommendations for full access to abortion up to twelve weeks, to prevent further nightmarish situations for women. This is according to Workers’ Party councillor Éilis Ryan, who was responding to a case reported today (Monday), in which a young girl’s mental health difficulties and pregnancy were examined [...]

2019-05-19T10:00:25+00:00June 12th, 2017|