Sinn Féin spokesperson on Housing, Eoin Ó Broin TD, has said that government housing policy is pushing house prices up. His comments were made as the CSO reported on the February property price index showing house prices up 6% in the year to February and new house prices up 9%. Teachta Ó Broin said: “The […]

Sinn Féin MLA Danny Baker has said urgent action is needed to ensure children can access speech and language therapy. Reacting to a new report from the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, the party’s children and young people spokesperson said: “It is very concerning that children here are waiting longer than anywhere on […]

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Finance, Pearse Doherty TD, responding to remarks made yesterday by the CEO of Irish Institutional Property, and former General Secretary of Fianna Fáil, Pat Farrell has said: “It is little wonder that the primary spokesperson for vulture funds in Ireland is worried about Sinn Féin clipping their wings, because we will. […]

Sinn Féin Senator and member of the Committee on Transport, Lynn Boylan, has said the people of Dublin need to see the urgent delivery of a dedicated public transport policing unit. Her comments follow the publication of a survey by trade union SIPTU, exposing extensive harassment and violence that staff are subjected to on the […]

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Sport, Chris Andrews TD, has said that the Minister for Sport, Thomas Byrne, has shown contempt for the motorsport community by his failure to engage with and back Motorsport Ireland’s bid to host a round of the FIA World Rally Championship. He added that despite repeated requests from Motorsport Ireland for […]

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Health, David Cullinane TD has revealed that hospital cancellations broke 250,000 last year, up by more than 58,000 on 2022, according to new data released to him by the HSE. This includes more than 30,000 procedures, including 13,000 inpatient surgeries, more than 210,000 outpatient consultations, as well as thousands of scopes […]

Daithí Doolan, Sinn Féin Leader on Dublin City Council and European election candidate for Dublin, has said that Fine Gael has no credibility when it comes to keeping Dublin communities safe. Cllr Doolan said that Dublin communities have been badly let down by Fine Gael, and that the capital requires a permanent and sustainable policing […]

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Mental Health, Mark Ward TD, has said that the government has failed children following confirmation that waiting list figures for primary care psychology have doubled since they took office. 21,132 people are now waiting on primary care psychology services as of February 2024, this was at 10,466 when the government was […]

Sinn Féin spokesperson for Agriculture, Claire Kerrane TD, and Sinn Féin TD for Monaghan-Cavan, Matt Carthy TD, have today introduced the party’s legislation to establish a Commission on the Future of the Family Farm. Sinn Féin want to establish a Commission on the Future of the Family Farm, which would bring together stakeholders and experts tasked with bringing […]