National News
Here you can find some of the major issues I’ve been working on in national politics.
Stoneybatter loses 105 pre-school places in 12 months due to Government failure
Reacting to the news that Stoneybatter is to lose 44 pre-school places, after the loss of 61 places in the same area last year, Labour Senator Marie Sherlock said it is an appalling example of a lack of joined up thinking in Government. …
My submission to the Constituency Review May 2023
To whom this may concern, I wish to make the following observations to the Constituency Boundary review with regard to the Dublin Central …
Apprenticeships key to unlocking housing crisis solutions – they must receive fair pay
Labour Party publish bill to provide minimum wage for all workers Calls for scaling up of short-term construction skills courses The Labour Party today (Wednesday, May 4th) will introduce a bill which, if enacted, would provide the …
Affordable and universal childcare the solution to early years staffing woes
SEO agreement only the starting point for early years workers Speaking, following the publication by the Big Start Campaign of the SIPTU Early Years Staffing Survey, Labour Spokesperson on Employment Affairs Senator Marie Sherlock has …
Clarity needed on publicly funded IVF treatment
Govt must progress Labour’s bill to provide paid time off for reproductive health matters Labour workers’ rights spokesperson Marie Sherlock has urged Government to provide clarity to all hoping to make use of the publicly funded IVF …
Labour demand workers’ right to flexible work – not a right for employers to refuse
Must roll out flexible work to all now, after review of Bill in three years. Restrictive nature of Bill is against the principle of flexibility for all. Noting the signing of the Work Life Balance Bill into law by President Higgins, …
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