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…
5 Aibreán 2017 Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has called on the European Parliament to stop backing multinational supertrawler operators at the expense of ordinary fishing communities. The Ireland South MEP made the call after the European Council rejected amendments she put forward on the characterisation and definition of…
31 Márta 2017 Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has warned that small Irish coastal communities will soon become little more than open air museums unless action is taken to safe guard smaller fishing fleets and invest in their growth. The Ireland South MEP made the claim at a fisheries…
