STATEMENT BY JAN O’SULLIVAN TD
Labour Party Spokesperson on Health
Monday, 23 February 2009
As the Board of the HSE meets today, it is vitally important that whatever the outcome, that front line services are protected to the maximum extent possible.
Labour has maintained that savings in the HSE should be made first and [...]
Monday, 16 February 2009 – Independent Councillor and former Mayor of Clare Patricia McCarthy has called on the Government to abolish its new air travel tax in a bid to protect hundreds of jobs in Shannon and Dublin airports.
Councillor McCarthy made the call in response to Ryanair’s pledge to reverse its decision to axe services [...]
STATEMENT BY JOAN BURTON TD
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Spokesperson on Finance
Wednesday, 11 February, 2009
The government’s recapitalisation plan announced tonight represents a missed opportunity to deliver the comprehensive reform of the banking system required to ensure that we never again have to face the sort of financial crisis [...]
Thursday, 22 January 2009 – Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, Tony Killeen TD, has welcomed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Ireland and Russia on trade in fishery products.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the Authorities of the Russian Federation in Berlin last week.
Welcoming the signing, Minister Killeen stated that this was [...]
