Hilary Tonge Social Democrats

02/09/2026

Ireland 🤝 supporting Katie Taylor

Just a few days to go until Taylor fights for the final time. As she approaches retirement, she reflected on the support Ireland has shown her throughout her career.

It’s going to be an emotional one 🥊

02/09/2026

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.

02/09/2026

A moratorium on data centres is needed now.

The Government’s current approach to data centres – to allow expansion regardless of the consequences – has resulted in skyrocketing energy bills and a public utilities infrastructure which has been pushed to the point of failure.

It’s time to hit the breaks before things get worse.

Data centres consume more electricity than all urban houses combined.

When it comes to water usage, we don’t even have accurate data.

At the same time, one in seven homes are in arrears on their electricity bills, which have already reached the highest levels in Europe. And our water system is buckling under the pressure.

This could have a real impact on social cohesion across Ireland.

The rest of the world has recognised that data centres must be the subject of scrutiny, Ireland must introduce a moratorium until we have a greater understanding of the number we can responsibly support.

02/09/2026

Today we learned that a second mathematics academic has said that their expertise and input were ignored during the development of the new Leaving Cert maths curriculum.

Even more concerning are accusations that key outcomes had effectively already been decided by the NCCA, leaving little room for subject experts, teachers or members of the public to shape the final curriculum in any meaningful way.

The world our young students will enter when they leave school will be dramatically different to the one we know today. Technology, artificial intelligence, and automation of data are changing our workplaces and everyday lives at an extraordinary pace.

The NCCA has a responsibility to think ahead about the knowledge and skills children will need in 10, 20 and 30 years’ time. That means listening to subject experts.

We cannot afford to make decisions about something as fundamental as mathematics without seriously considering where our society, economy and technology are heading.

We also know that if we want more girls and young women to see themselves pursuing STEM subjects and careers, we need curricula that engage and encourage students.

Concerns about the reform process cannot be brushed aside.

The minister must also establish if similar issues have arisen in relation to the development or redevelopment of any other subject curricula.

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26/08/2026

CUH is severely understaffed, and the healthcare workers within its walls are stretched paper thin.

On RTÉ radio today, Minister Carroll MacNeill dismissed concerns about the impact of staff shortages on patient safety at Cork University Hospital.

While staff numbers have grown, they have in no way kept pace with demand, especially after years of damage caused by post-economic crash cuts, embargoes and moratoriums.

The crisis in CUH cannot be ignored or minimised any longer.

Local hospital management needs greater autonomy to recruit staff and replace vacant posts.

Cost-cutting measures are short-sighted and have a direct impact on patient care.

This de facto recruitment embargo must be lifted.

26/08/2026

Well said Jesslyn, a statement for all communities