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Bríd defends public transport and Bus Éireann workers on Vincent Brown programme

Posted on 26th January 2017 by

As a former bus-worker herself, Brid understands and defends the rights of Bus Eireann workers while mounting a strong defence of public transport in general. Also on the programme (Jan 25, ’17) she rubbishes the government’s committment to rural…

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Brid slams government report on symphysiotomy in the Dáil

Posted on 26th January 2017 by

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Imagine you are in labour that won’t progress. Imagine the doctor says “we won’t do a Caesarian – instead we’ll break your pelvis”. That’s what happened to hundreds of women in our hospitals, more so where a conservative Catholic ethos…

Posted in Council News Tagged with: Brid Smith TD, Symphysiotomy, women's health

Brid demands that Flanagan condemns Trump’s anti-Palestinian move

Posted on 25th January 2017 by

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Brid asks the Govt and Charlie Flanagan to condemn outright the threats of Trump to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; a move that is a calculated insult to Palestinians everywhere while Israel continues to illegally build settlements…

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People Before Profit TD calls on Bus Eireann to withdraw planned cuts. Proposed plan an attack on unionised workers and public services says Brid Smith TD. Free travel scheme and public transport must be defended.

Posted on 23rd January 2017 by

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Brid Smith TD has called for Ray Hernan, acting CEO of Bus Eireann to withdraw what she described as “outrageous attacks on Bus Eireann workers and outright falsehoods been peddled in the media by the company”. The TD was…

Posted in Press Releases Tagged with: Brid Smith TD, bus eireann, Public Transport

Brid speaks in the Dail on the Mahon Tribunal

Posted on 19th January 2017 by

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The real legacy of Ahern and FF/FG; corruption, bad planning and prioritising developer’s profits. After 150 million euro and 20 years we still haven’t acted on the Mahon tribunal.

Posted in Right2Housing, Videos Tagged with: Brid Smith TD, corruption, mahon tribunal, planning

Bad harvests show up FF & FG hypocrisy in rural communities

Posted on 19th January 2017 by

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In Dail Eireann, Bríd spoke up not only for tillage farmers but against the decades of neglect and continued undermining of rural communities – eg post office closures and transport cuts. More recently the threat posed by banks and ‘vulutre…

Posted in Council News Tagged with: Brid Smith TD, climate change, farmers, rural communities

Brid Smith TD speaking on the AAA/PBP anti-evictions bill

Posted on 18th January 2017 by

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Brid speaks in support of the Anti Evictions Bill, making the point that government policy, based as it is on the solving the housing crisis through ‘market solutions’ (ie provate developers) is fatally flawed – the ‘market’ is not the…

Posted in Council News, Right2Housing Tagged with: Brid Smith TD, Housing Crisis

Brid lashes Coveneys’ Bill as an unprecedented attack on the planning process

Posted on 15th December 2016 by

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Brid argues that Coveney’s housing bill represents an attack on the planning process, while pretending to address rent contol. She cites delaying tactics and failure to bring in adequate rent controls currently and historically, as examples of Fianna Fail, as…

Posted in Council News, Right2Housing Tagged with: Brid Smith TD, housing bill, Housing Crisis, rent controls

Brid speaks on rent controls in the Dail

Posted on 15th December 2016 by

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Brid addresses the need for rent controls in forthcoming legislation on housing

Posted in Council News, Right2Housing Tagged with: Brid Smith TD, housing bill, Housing Crisis, rent controls

People Before Profit to table amendments to Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill Coveney’s plan doesn’t go nearly far enough

Posted on 14th December 2016 by

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People Before Profit will table amendments to the Planning Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill today in the Dáil in reaction to Simon Coveney’s rental strategy announcement. The plans for a 4% annual cap on rental increases for private…

Posted in Press Releases Tagged with: Brid Smith TD, housing bill, Housing Crisis

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