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Nuacht31 January, 2006Sinn Féin MEP welcomes Hain announcement on renewable energy
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today welcomed today’s announcement on renewable energy as a ‘small but important step towards the promotion of alternative sources of energy’. She has also said that she hopes to see real progress in moving from fossil fuels to alternative fuels and aid for farmers in looking at alternative land use and the contribution this can make. She has also called for gaps in the present plan to be filled in the time ahead. View More 30 January, 2006Sinn Féin MEP cautions against EU funding cuts to Palestine after Hamas victory
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today called upon European Foreign Ministers to 'demonstrate their commitment to peace in the Middle East.' View More 30 January, 2006Sinn Féin MEP cautions against EU funding cuts to Palestine after HamasSinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today called upon European Foreign Ministers to 'demonstrate their commitment to peace in the Middle East.' View More 27 January, 2006Sinn Féin MEP hails electoral process in Palestine as a success
Sinn Féin MEP and official EU Election Observer Bairbre de Brún has today hailed the success of the electoral process in Palestine as 'a victory for the Palestinian commitment to the electoral process'. View More 25 January, 2006Palestinian people must not be restricted or hindered in today’s elections – Bairbre de Brún
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today called for today’s elections to be ‘held in an environment free from harassment and restrictions upon voters.’ View More 23 January, 2006Bairbre de Brún to meet Central Electoral Commission in Palestine
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún will meet with the Central Election Commission in Palestine tomorrow morning (Tuesday 24th January). Ms de Brún is travelling to Palestine today as part of a delegation from the European United Left/Nordic Green Left group in the European Parliament to observe the legislative elections in the country on Wednesday 25th January. ENDS View More 22 January, 2006Bairbre de Brún to travel to Palestine as international election observer
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún will tomorrow(Monday 23rd January)embark on a week long visit to Palestine. View More 20 January, 2006Sinn Féin supports Ulster Farmers Union calls regarding Single Farm Payment
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today supported the call of the Ulster Farmers Union in bringing the case over the impasse regarding the Single Farm Payment penalties due to duplicate field error to the EU Commission. View More 19 January, 2006Bairbre de Brún to hold meeting with new Palestinian Ambassador in Dublin
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún and the party's Dail Leader Deputy Caoimghin O' Caolain will tomorrow meet with the new Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland Dr Hikmat Ajjuri in Dublin. View More 19 January, 2006On average Irish women are paid 17% less for the same work as Irish men - de Brún
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has this morning delivered a speech in the European Parliament calling for 'practical measures for ensuring increased employment opportunities for women on the basis of equality.' View More 19 January, 2006Sinn Féin MEP supports aid for restructuring the sugar sector
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún voted today in support of a report which advocates measures to aid the restructuring of the sugar sector. Today's vote in the European Parliament examined MEP Jean-Claude Fruteau's proposal for 'establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the European Community'. View More 18 January, 2006Massive defeat of Port Services Directive just one small step in fight against EU privatisation agenda
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today welcomed the defeat of the EU Port Services Directive in the European Parliament and said that the result reflected ‘a small yet significant fight back against an EU elite obsessed with de-regulation, privatisation and the continued undermining of workers’ rights’. View More 18 January, 2006Bairbre de Brún expresses dismay over stance on Sellafield
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has expressed her dismay after an Advocate General at the European Court of Justice criticised the Irish Government for pursuing a case against Sellafied through the United Nations. View More 17 January, 2006Environmental protection and accountability is a fundamental test for EU –
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today called upon the European Parliament to approve a regulation which would see citizens and statutory authorities working together to improve the environment in EU member states. View More 16 January, 2006Bairbre de Brún lends support to Port workers strike
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today given her support to tens of thousands of port workers who downed tools today to protest at an European Commission proposal which would open up port services to de-regulation. Approximately 10,000 workers travelled to the European Parliament in Strasbourg to protest against the bill which will be debated tomorrow (Tue) and will be voted upon this Wednesday. View More 13 January, 2006SIPTU must make rejection of EU Services Directive key priority in talks
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and MEP for Dublin Mary Lou McDonald has today urged trade union representatives to prioritise the rejection of the EU Services Directive in future talks with the government on social partnership. View More 12 January, 2006Sinn Féin delegation travel to European Parliament to participate in
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has this morning welcomed a delegation of party colleagues to the European Parliament for a conference to discuss the controversial ‘Bolkestein Directive’ which aims to promote privatisation. View More 11 January, 2006Mary Lou McDonald embarks upon series of meetings with community sector in Dublin Central
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and MEP for Dublin Mary Lou McDonald has today held the first in a series of meetings with groups across the Dublin Central constituency. Today's event was also attended by Party President Gerry Adams and city councillor Christy Burke. View More 11 January, 2006Irish Government must get the message that GM foods are not wanted in Ireland - Bairbre de Brún
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún is in Brussels today to participate in a European wide conference on genetically modified foods and their potential threat to public health and the food chain. View More 10 January, 2006Children's health review timescale cause for concern - Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and MEP for Dublin Mary Lou McDonald has today raised her concerns regarding a review of paediatric services in the state and questioned what impact the review would have on existing children’s services at the Temple Street Hospital in central Dublin. View More 10 January, 2006Bairbre de Brún to attend major conference on the dangers GM foods
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún will be in Brussels tomorrow to participate in a European wide conference on genetically modified foods and their potential threat to public health and the food chain. View More 9 January, 2006Bird flu aid for Turkish authorities welcome- Bairbre de Brún
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today welcomed support from EU experts for the Turkish authorities, following the latest outbreak of avian flu in Turkey. Ms de Brún made her comments after a joint WHO, European Commission and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) expert team began work there today. The team will carry out fact-finding in the area affected; provide support to the Turkish authorities in dealing with the situation and look at what further needs the authorities there may have. View More 9 January, 2006DUP should come clean over PEACE funding - Bairbre de Brún
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today reacted angrily to DUP MEP Jim Allister's claims that there has been anti-unionist imbalance in the distribution of EU PEACE funding. View More 7 January, 2006Government needs to ensure that no prisoners are being illegally transferred through Ireland
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and MEP for Dublin Mary Lou McDonald today said ‘The Irish Government should immediately set out procedures allowing inspections of all planes suspected of being used in the illegal transfer of prisoners from Iraq to detention camps.” View More 5 January, 2006Reduced road death figures welcome but much work remains to be done – de Brún
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has today welcomed the latest reduced figures on road deaths in the north but cautioned that much more can be done to minimise the number of people killed on the roads. Ms de Brún said she hoped that 2006 would see a further reduction in fatality figures. View More 5 January, 2006Mary Lou McDonald urges new Austrian EU Presidency to commit to addressing poverty and social exclusion
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and MEP for Dublin Mary Lou McDonald has today called upon the Austrian Presidency of the European Union to ‘seize the opportunity to press for a progressive social justice agenda in the next six months, and to promote positive initiatives on socio-economic, political and human rights’. View More 4 January, 2006Mary Lou McDonald slams decision to axe special needs teachers in north
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and MEP for Dublin Mary Lou McDonald has today criticised the findings of a survey, which reported that eighteen schools in the north inner city lost special needs teachers or their equivalent in teaching hours since the introduction of a new system in allocation from September 2005. View More |
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