22 Meitheamh 2017 Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has stated that the provision of 24/7 Cardiac Care is a human rights issue and that the Government may be in breach of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights. Liadh Ní Riada said: “The lack of 24/7 Cardiac Care has been…
16 Meitheamh 2017 Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has said new Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar must address the party’s Dublin-centric view of the country. The Ireland-South MEP was speaking after census figures revealed that there are 79 employment blackspots across the state with more than half of them…
14 Meitheamh 2017 Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has said the government’s failure to properly deliver European LEADER funding is costing jobs. The Ireland South MEP repeated her call for Rural Affairs Minister Heather Humphreys to explain changes to the funding scheme after it was revealed that the new…
22 Meitheamh 2017 Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has stated that the provision of 24/7 Cardiac Care is a human rights issue and that the Government may be in breach of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights. Liadh Ní Riada said: “The lack of 24/7 Cardiac Care has been…
26 Bealtaine 2017 Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has called on Rural Affairs Minister Heather Humphreys to explain why the LEADER funding process has become needlessly complicated. The Ireland South MEP said changes to the way the European rural development fund was delivered were making it harder for communities…
5 Aibreán 2017 Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada’s report on WIFI4EU has been adopted by a committee vote this week in Strasbourg. The public WiFi proposals will now move to the Plenary stage where they are expected to be passed, paving the way for the creation of WiFi hubs in towns…
22 Márta 2017 Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has urged the Department of Agriculture to continue to accept paper applications for CAP payments such as TAMS, SFP and BPS as well as online ones. The Ireland South MEP made the request after it emerged that such applications can now…
Sinn Féin MEP has called for cross-party support for an amendment to the Heritage Bill that seeks to protect bees and, by extension, our rich ecologicall diversity. Liadh Ní Riada siad: “Bees are crucial to the survival of many both wild and cultivated plant-life in Ireland and around the world.…
