Social Democrats

31/08/2026

Why aren’t we recalling the Dáil to tackle homelessness?

Where is the sense of urgency?

17,527 people are living in emergency accommodation. But the Government aren’t treating it as an emergency.

5,659 children go back to school this week without a home.

Ireland is a wealthy country. This should never be normalised.

31/08/2026

31/08/2026

Since Thursday’s visit by British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, the Northern Ireland Secretary has said his comments on a border poll being “off the table” were not a general statement, only in reference to that day’s discussions.

But language matters. And careless words about Northern Ireland’s right to self-determination are deeply unhelpful and show a lack of basic understanding.

Successive British governments have continuously failed to understand Northern Ireland, leaving it out of the most important conversations and determinations.

There is a complete failure to grasp the complexities of the region and its history, and a deep unwillingness to engage with its people in a meaningful way.

“The basis for Irish unity is set out in the Good Friday Agreement, something I’d expect the Prime Minister to know. Self determination is not within his gift to ‘offer’,” said our foreign affairs spokesperson Senator Patricia Stephenson.

“These comments were reckless, divisive, and, to some, grossly offensive.”

30/08/2026

So long as the Minister continues to dismiss the issue, the staffing crisis at CUH is only going to get worse and worse.

This hospital is hugely important not just for Cork, but for the surrounding regions.

It needs to be resourced and staffed appropriately.

Any less is unacceptable.

29/08/2026

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28/08/2026

Over a decade into the housing crisis, and today, the record of people in emergency accommodation has again been broken.

Yet time and time again, we see no sign of an emergency response from this government.

Today's Dáil recall was necessary – but we need to see the same response to housing.

28/08/2026

Today's extension of excite cuts to fuel will help people in the short term.

But all they are is a sticking plaster.

The government have no plan for what happens at the end of October, and are ignoring the possibility that these price hikes are the new normal.

FF and FG are living in a fantasy.

28/08/2026

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are permanently in reaction mode, firefighting crises instead of laying groundwork to prevent them happening.

Proactive solutions like our Solar for All plan, would lower bills now, and keep them down.

There can be no excuses for leaving people vulnerable to price shocks.

28/08/2026

Why is the Dáil being recalled from its recess for one day?

And what exactly are the government proposing to change?

answers all these questions and more.

27/08/2026

Tomorrow, the Dáil will be recalled to vote on fuel excise cuts as the energy crisis rolls on.

But this can’t go on forever.

What is this Government’s strategy to drive down our energy costs into the future?

Short term and extremely expensive measures have been rolled out since the invasion of Ukraine.

But where are the long term measures supporting Irish households?