Press Releases
Dáil candidate: Louth - Arthur Morgan TD
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December 3, 2008
Still no job creation strategy from Government as unemployment rate increases to 7.8% - Morgan
Speaking today as the latest live register figures showed that a further 16,900 people have signed on in the past month bringing the unemployment rate to 7.8% Sinn Féin Finance spokesperson said the Government is continuing to sleep walk through an economic crisis. View more
December 3, 2008
Government attacking the vulnerable not protecting them
Speaking in the Dáil today on the Social Welfare Bill Arthur Morgan argued that despite the Government’s repeated claims of protecting the vulnerable, the government is in reality targeting them with penny pinching cuts that are unfair and damaging to wider Irish society. View more
December 3, 2008
Dissolution of Combat Poverty – more unfair Fianna Fáil/Green Party decision making
Speaking during a Dáil debate today on the Social Welfare Bill Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Social and Family Affairs Arthur Morgan TD described the dissolution of the Combat Poverty Agency by government as “a dishonest and cowardly move, which will silence an independent voice on the causes of poverty at a time when we need it the most. View more
December 2, 2008
Aer Lingus Early Retirement Package will join employees to troubled defined benefit pension scheme – Morgan
Sinn Féin Workers’ Rights Spokesperson Arthur Morgan TD has called on the Minister for Transport to review Aer Lingus’ decision to implement an early retirement package, which will join more employees to their defined benefit pension scheme at a time when it is reported that thousands of these schemes are under threat amid global financial turmoil. View more
December 2, 2008
Fianna Fáil refuses to protect vulnerable workers
Speaking in the Dáil this afternoon Sinn Féin Workers Rights Spokesperson Arthur Morgan said last night's revelations of migrant worker exploitation in RTE’s Primetime was further evidence that the Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment must immediately adopt measures contained within the Employment Compliance Bill and make appropriate amendments to allow National Employment Regulatory Authority (NERA) Inspectors to impose penalties and fines against employers who are found to break the law ‘at first instance’. View more
December 2, 2008
Finance Minister gets tax take projections wrong, again!
Responding to Exchequer figures released this afternoon which show a further decline in tax take showing an €7.5 billion deficit and a €1 billion shortfall to date in the government’s projected figures for 2008 Sinn Féin Economic Spokesperson Arthur Morgan TD has described the governments management of the economy as ‘clueless’. View more
December 1, 2008
Scale of pensions crisis of the Government’s own making – Morgan
Sinn Féin Finance Spokesperson Arthur Morgan TD has said the scale of the crisis arising out of the devaluation of private pension funds is of the Government’s making. View more
November 28, 2008
International private equity funds must not be allowed to take over the Irish banking sector
Sinn Féin Economic spokesperson Arthur Morgan TD today said "allowing international private equity funds to take over the Irish banking sector would have disastrous consequences for the economy in the future. Their sole interest is to get as much profit as possible in as short a period a time as possible. When it suits them they will sell up and move on, regardless of the implications for the economy." View more
November 27, 2008
Harney must provide explanations for irregularities during her time as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment – Morgan
Sinn Féin Economic Affairs Spokesperson Arthur Morgan TD has said that Mary Harney has questions to answer over serious irregularities during her time as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. View more
November 26, 2008
Morgan slams decision to dissolve Combat Poverty Agency
Sinn Féin Social and Family Affiars Spokesperson Arthur Morgan TD has condemned the decision by the Minister for Family and Social Affairs to dissolve the Combat Poverty Agency through an amendment of the Social Welfare Bill. Deputy Morgan accused the Minister for Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin of trying to silence an independent critical voice. View more
