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5 January 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork East Pat Buckley has said that the Minister for Health must show real leadership and take the lead in tackling the crisis in public hospitals in Cork. Deputy Buckley called for a series of measures which would marshal all available healthcare resources across...
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3 October 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie TD’s need to vote en bloc to block the concrete block levy Sinn Féin TD for Cork East has urged all TDs to back the party’s upcoming motion in the Dáil to scrap the government’s concrete block levy plans. Speaking today, Deputy Buckley said: “Sinn Féin will bring...
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21 September 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie News in brief – Photos Politicians from across the country, including from Cork, attending an Irish Pharmacy Union Budget Briefing Day in Buswells Hotel, Dublin today. Here they heard that the upcoming budget must take steps to address the underfunding of Ireland’s community pharmacy sector according to the...
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18 September 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie So called ‘voluntary contributions’ could spiral out of control unless Government invests in schools – Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD Sinn Féin spokesperson on Education, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD, has again called on the Government to take action and help families who are struggling with “voluntary contributions.” Teachta Ó...
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2 September 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin spokesperson on Education Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has congratulated Leaving Cert students on their hard work, as results come out today. The Cork South Central TD said: “Well done to all Leaving Cert students receiving their results today. “It has been a challenging year, it has...
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16 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has criticised the Government’s failure to train and retain enough paramedics to safely staff the Ambulance Service. The TD for Cork South-Central said that ambulance response times to life-threatening callouts in the Southern Region were 30 minutes from January to June of...
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5 August 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin spokesperson on Education Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD says that figures showing that there were 2,120 primary school classes across the state with 30 pupils or more in the academic year 2021-2022, underline the need for increased investment in our education system in the upcoming budget. Deputy...
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26 July 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork South-Central Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has welcomed news that the Seanad Public Consultation Committee will look at the constitutional future of the island. Speaking today, Teachta Ó Laoghaire said: “I welcome that the Seanad Public Consultation Committee will undertake a series of hearings on...
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21 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork East, Pat Buckley has said that the announcement by AIB that it will turn 70 of its 170 branches into cashless outlets will disproportionately impact rural communities and vulnerable customers when it comes to accessing basic banking services. The changes will see cash,...
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1 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork East, Pat Buckley has urged the government to back the party’s plan to cut back-to-school costs. The plan contains a package of measures to ensure families get a much-needed break from the cost of living crisis by cutting spiralling back-to-school costs such as...
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16 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork South-Central, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, has called on the Government to commission a thorough investigation of the grounds of the former mother and baby home at Bessborough. Ó Laoghaire made the call in the Dáil yesterday evening whilst speaking in support of a Sinn...
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16 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork South-Central, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, has said the increase in waiting times for the Jigsaw youth mental health service is “extremely worrying” and urged the government to act as a matter of priority. Teachta Ó Laoghaire has called on the Minister to urgently engage...
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