update on rent controls Announcement on rent measures is a fig leaf to cover failure Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley said that the measures reported in today’s newspapers that the Government are supposed to implement, fall way short of what is required to regulate the private rent sector. The measures being proposed do not link rent increases to the consumer…
DetailsBallybrittas Post Office must be retained Responding to the possible closure of Ballybrittas Post Office Sinn Féin T D Brian Stanley said. With the retirement of the Post Mistress in a few weeks it is imperative that An Post advertise the position immediately so as to secure the future of this vital service in the…
DetailsBrian Stanley calls on Minister not to go ahead with cuts to the Mental Health Budget. In response to The Government’s announcement that money put aside for the provision of 1,150 new staff for mental health services which is now being slashed Brian Stanley TD said. “The Ministers plan which will cut €12 million out…
DetailsBrian Stanley TD introduces bill to appoint independent Planning Regulator The Sinn Féin spokesperson on the Environment and Local Government Brian Stanley TD, moved a bill this week in the Dáil that would establish an office of Independent Planning Regulator, as recommended by a report from the Mahon tribunal. The recent RTE prime Time programme…
DetailsThe Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael Budget failed to address a number of key issues in the areas of housing, health, tax and water charges. The Government also failed to tackle rising costs of living. They are under investing in public services and in infrastructure such as homes, schools, health facilities and roads. This Budget only promotes…
DetailsSinn Féin spokesperson on Communications Brian Stanley TD has today called upon the Government to delegate the issue of maintaining a viable postal network in Ireland to a specific Minister, saying that currently the matter crosses multiple Ministerial portfolios and An Post is falling through the cracks. Deputy Stanley stated: “Years of political…
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