http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre Latest news from the Sinn Féin General Election website Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:00:00 +0000 en http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/583 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/583 The Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Agriculture, Martin Ferris TD, has welcomed what he described as a “u turn” by Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan on the issue of the importation of Brazilian beef into the EU. Last night the Minister said that she had requested Health Commissioner Kyprianou to impose restrictions on the imports. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/584 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/584 Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD has said the forced closure of a ward at Portiuncula Hospital in Galway due to the HSE recruitment freeze is yet another indictment of Health Minister Mary Harney. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/582 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/582 Sinn Féin TD and Economic Spokesperson Arthur Morgan will tomorrow lead a party delegation on an enterprise and employment fact finding exercise to Cobh and Youghal for a series of meeting with business representatives, trade unionists and the local community. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/581 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/581 Sinn Féin Dáil leader and spokesperson on Health and Children Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin has said that his party will oppose legislation that facilitates the Government plan to 'co-locate' private for-profit hospitals on public hospital sites. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/580 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/580 Sinn Féin Justice Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has congratulated Gardaí on the seizure of €500,000 of cocaine in Dublin this morning. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/578 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/578 Sinn Féin Social and Family Affairs Spokesperson Arthur Morgan TD, speaking during a debate on the Social Welfare Bill 2007 in the Dáil today, said the allocation to the Department of Social and Family Affairs has been distributed with little or no imagination, with no foresight and with no tangible results. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/577 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/577 The Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Fisheries, Martin Ferris TD, raised the issue of illegal fishing by non Irish fleets in Irish waters in the Dáil this morning. The Kerry North TD referred to the fact that while a massive amount of fish was being taken from Irish waters that little appeared to be done, or was capable of being done, to prevent this and that Irish fishermen were paying the price in terms of reduced stocks and quotas. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/579 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/579 Sinn Fein’s national policing spokesperson’s Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD and Alex Maskey MLA today met in Leinster House to discuss how greater co-operation between the PSNI and Garda Síochána can be progressed in the interests of targeting serious crime in particular drug-related gangland crime and predatory sex offenders. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/572 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/572 Responding to reports of the death of a young man in Bray Co. Wicklow may be drug related Sinn Féin TD and Community Safety Spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh the spate recent drug deaths has today demanded that government to re-allocate money from the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund into the Drugs Initiatives and Young Peoples Facilities Fund. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/576 http://www.sinnfeingeneralelection.com/en/press-centre/entry/576 Sinn Féin Justice spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD has backed calls from the Irish Human Rights Commission for Garda inspections of US military flights going through Shannon airport. He also repeated his call for the government to stop allowing the US military to use airports and airspace on their way to Iraq. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500