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News29 October, 2008de Brún raises FWMS and support for dairy industry with European Commission
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún along with Irish MEPs Marian Harkin, Mairead McGuinness and Liam Aylward have met with senior officials from EU Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel's cabinet in Brussels this morning, Wednesday 29th October to discuss the Farm Waste Management Scheme. View More 29 October, 2008European Agriculture Ministers back Schools Fruit Scheme
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has welcomed the support of the European Council of Agriculture Ministers for a School Fruit Scheme that will both provide free fruit and vegetables to schoolchildren and support the local farming industry. View More 28 October, 2008Sinn Féin call for MoD to cancel Belfast British Army parade
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún and MLA for West Belfast Jennifer McCann were joined today by family members, who have lost loved ones at the hands of the British Army, to call for the British Ministry of Defence to cancel the British army parade planned for Belfast on November the 2nd. View More 27 October, 2008EU to investigate Sinn Féin petition on Coleraine dumps
Sinn Féin councillor Billy Leonard has received confirmation that the European Parliament will investigate his Petition concerning proposals for four waste management sites in the Ringsend area outside Coleraine in Co. Derry. View More 27 October, 2008de Brún to raise FWMS and support for dairy industry with Fischer Boel
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún along with a number of other Irish MEP’s will meet with senior officials from EU Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel’s office in Brussels on Wednesday of this week (29th October). View More 24 October, 2008de Brún shares concern at collapse in milk prices
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has echoed concerns about the collapse in the farmgate price of milk for local producers. View More 24 October, 2008Jim Allister offers nothing positive to debate on Peace Funding
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún commenting on Jim Allister’s latest attack on EU Peace Funding and the Special European Union Programmes Body has said that yet again he is making no positive contribution to the issue of EU funding and the vital role it has played across all communities particularly in breaking down barriers. View More 24 October, 2008de Brún to raise extra support for dairy industry with Fischer Boel
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún along with a number of other Irish MEP’s will meet with senior officials from EU Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel’s office next week. View More 22 October, 2008McDonald slams FF and FG for blocking Social Progress clause
Sinn Fein Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has this afternoon slammed Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael MEPs for voting against a Social Progress Clause (to be included in any future Treaties put to member states) following a parliamentary debate in Strasbourg on the Andersson Report.View more View More 22 October, 2008Ashton must 'bury' Mandelson’s failed WTO policies
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has called on new EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton not to follow the disastrous policies of her predecessor Peter Mandelson. View More 22 October, 2008de Brún says local authorities have a role to play in encouraging clean transport
Sinn Féin's EU Environment Committee member Bairbre de Brún has today called for the Assembly and local councils to prioritise clean transport in their provision of public services. View More 22 October, 2008EU commitment to end Street Homelessness by 2015 must be delivered
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has this afternoon demanded that the EU parliament follow up on its commitment to end street homelessness by 2015. In April of this year Written Declaration 111 to end street homelessness in the EU by 2015 became EU policy. View More 21 October, 2008de Brún slates new EU "body-scanners" plan as "unnecessary, unjustified and invasive"
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has rounded on new European Commission plans to allow for "body-scanners" at airports. The technology as been described as being akin to a strip-search in its operation. View More 21 October, 2008Development and Climate Change cannot be separated: de Brún
Sinn Féin MEP and European Parliament Climate Change Committee member Bairbre de Brún has given her support to a report calling for greater emphasis on the link in Europe's policies between development and climate change. View More 21 October, 2008Bairbre de Brún calls for Social Progress Clause in EU Treaties
"Trade unions are losing their rights to negotiate improvements in the pay and conditions of their members" said Bairbre de Brún MEP in an appeal to the European Parliament to support the call for a binding Social Progress Clause to be included in the EU Treaties. View More 20 October, 2008Éilíonn de Brún béim níos láidre ar chomhpháirtíocht sna cláir AE
Dúirt Bairbre de Brún FPE go bhfuil sé 'ríthábhachtach go mbeidh béim láidir ar chomhpháirtíocht agus PEACE III agus na cláir AE eile á chur i bhfeidhm', agus í ag cur fáilte inniu i bParliamint na hEorpa roimh thuarascáil an Uasail Beaupuy FPE ar Rialú agus Comhpháirtíocht. View More 20 October, 2008New British EU Trade Commission nominee to face tough questions
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has said that the nominee as the new EU Trade Commissioner, Catherine Ashton, will face tough questions at the European Parliament this week and reiterated her call for the Peter Mandelson trade proposals to the WTO to be abandoned. View More 20 October, 2008EU Environment Ministers need to ‘raise the bar’ on Climate Change
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún speaking ahead of the two-day meeting of EU Environment Ministers on Monday and Tuesday this week in Luxembourg has called for the EU to agree tough new targets for tackling Climate Change. View More 18 October, 2008Health Minister in hiding
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald today led a demonstration organised by the party outside Health Minister Mary Harney's constituency office in Clondalkin in response to the governments decision to means test the over 70s access to medical cards. View More 16 October, 2008Sinn Féin MEP backs EU wide ban on non eco-friendly light bulbs
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has welcomed the move to ban the sale of traditional light bulbs across the EU from 2010 and the Irish government decision to begin phasing in a ban in the coming months. View More 16 October, 2008Fianna Fáil hypocrisy on fundraising transparency a disgrace
Sinn Féin National Chairperson and Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has today slammed successive Fianna Fáil led governments for refusing to introduce the necessary legislation that would requite political parties to publish an annual set of audited accounts. Ms McDonald said "Fianna Fáil's refusal to commit itself to transparency and openness when it comes to party funding is an absolute disgrace." View More 15 October, 2008Cowen needs to tell EU leaders Lisbon is finished
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has called on Taoiseach Brian Cowen to outline to EU leaders at today's summit in Brussels that there can be no re-run of the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland. View More 14 October, 2008de Brún to host Foyle Women visit to European Parliament, Brussels
Sinn Féin MEP, Bairbre de Brún will this week host a twenty six person strong delegation from Foyle Women's Information Network who will be in engaged in a series of meetings with MEPs, European Commission officials and a leading campaigner on gender and equality from the European Womens Lobby. View More 14 October, 2008Micheál Martin engaging in underhand scare tactics
Sinn Féin Dublin MEP Mary Lou McDonald has today reacted angrily to efforts by Minister Micheál Martin, during yesterdays meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Luxembourg, to link the current financial crisis to the Lisbon Treaty describing his comments as “shamefully underhand scare tactics.” View More 13 October, 2008EU backing for Schools Fruit Scheme
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has welcomed proposals to amend EU regulations to allow member states to set up a School Fruit Scheme that would both provide free fruit and vegetables to schoolchildren and support the local farming industry. View More 13 October, 2008de Brún welcomes new handbook on monitoring and reporting homophobic incidents
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has welcomed the publication of a new handbook on monitoring and reporting homophobic and transphobic incidents by ILGA-Europe (Intergroup on Gay and Lesbian Rights). View More 10 October, 2008De Brún stresses need for Developing Countries aid with climate change measures
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún at the European Parliament's Temporary Committee on Climate Change has welcomed the vote by the Parliament’s Environment Committee to enhance the financial aid to developing countries in order to help them adapt to the impact of climate change. View More 9 October, 2008Sammy Wilson should meet Danish Climate and Energy Minister
Sinn Fein MEP Bairbre de Brun has said that is would be very good if Environment Minister Sammy Wilson could meet with and talk to the Danish Climate and Energy Minister, Ms Connie Hedegaard. View More 9 October, 2008Bairbre de Brún’s address to Sinn Féin’s Six County EU Selection Convention
The full text of the acceptance speech given by Bairbre de Brun MEP at the selection convention in Belfast, after having been selected to run as the party's candidate in next year's European Parliament election. View More 8 October, 2008de Brún calls for big turn out at Acht na Gaeilge Rally
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has called on people from throughout Ireland who support the rights of Irish language speakers in the North to come out in huge numbers to support the Acht na Gaeilge Rally in Belfast on October 11th. View More 7 October, 2008Europe must act to help sheep farmers
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has said that Europe could use some of the billions unspent in the CAP Budget to develop a package to support our hard pressed sheep farmers. View More 4 October, 2008Baroness Ashton must not follow Mandelson’s failed WTO policies
Sinn Fein MEP Bairbre de Brún has called on Baroness Ashton of Upholland not to follow the disastrous policies of her/his predecessor Peter Mandelson as European Trade Commissioner if her/his appointment is approved by the European Parliament. View More 4 October, 2008Proper payback from the banks for the use of the Irish people's good name - McDonald
The Sinn Féin leadership are meeting in Dublin today for the party's monthly Ard Chomhairle to discuss the financial crisis that has dominated the past number of weeks. View More 3 October, 2008Concern that people with disabilities are being failed by Housing Minster
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún voiced concern that more than 4,200 households with a person living with a disability may not have the adaptation they need carried out if the Social Development Minister fails to effectively prioritise this important issue. View More 1 October, 2008Kyoto not enough to stop increasing CO2 emissions
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has commenting on the latest report from the Global Carbon Project has challenged the Environment Minister Sammy Wilson to set out his agenda for the reduction of CO2 emissions. View More 1 October, 2008Billions unspent in EU Agriculture budget
Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún has said that Europe is heading for an underspend of nearly £2.9 billion (3.6 billion Euro) in its 2008 Common Agriculture Programme (CAP) Budget. View More |
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