Sinn Féin puts forward proposals to improve childcare and make it affordable.

  Sinn Féin puts forward proposals to improve childcare and make it affordable.     Speaking following the launch of Sinn Féin‘s Child Care Policy Laois/South Kildare TD Brian Stanley said:  We want to give children the best start in life. By improving the quality of early childhood education to promote positive experiences and learning outcomes, we can also develop a system that is responsive to…

Housing crisis causing chaos for families and must now be made a priority.

Housing crisis causing chaos for families and must now be made a priority.  Speaking prior to handing in his nomination papers today Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley said that “the outgoing Labour/ Fine Gael Government has failed spectacularly to make the housing crisis a priority. They have been big on  announcements and PR but have failed on delivery. The number of people becoming homeless in…

The exclusion of Shaen and Abbeyleix is inexcusable

 The exclusion of Shaen and Abbeyleix is inexcusable.     Responding to the announcement that an investment of €535 million into 90 public nursing homes Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley said   “While any announcement of investment in public nursing homes is welcome it‘s clear that Shaen and Abbeyleix have been completely ignored and in the case of Mountmellick what is in the plan raises a number of questions. The exclusion of Shaen and Abbeyleix is inexcusable.   The public consultation on these two…

Question mark over Pre Election statement on Abbeyleix.

  Question mark over Pre Election statement on Abbeyleix.   Speaking on the pre-election developments announced this week on Abbeyleix Hospital Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley said:    “While I note the announcement in relation to Abbeyleix being developed to “intermediate care service centre crucially it is not included in the Government’s capital plan for funding to upgrade it. Substantial works needs to be carried…