Fine Gael Dublin South TD Alan Shatter has today (Tuesday) called on the HSE, the National Council on Ageing and Older People and the Equality Authority to immediately withdraw a series of offensive and inappropriate posters. Continue reading »

Responding to a joint statement from the Equality Authority and the National Council of Ageing and Older People, Fine Gael Dublin South TD Alan Shatter said:

‘I am astonished and saddened to read the content of the joint statement of the Chief Executive Office of the Equality Authority, Niall Crowley, and the Chairman of the National Council on Ageing and Older People, Dr Ciarán Donegan, in defence of the offensive and totally inappropriate poster campaign their organisations have sponsored for ‘Say No to Ageism’ week. Continue reading »

Fine Gael Dublin South TD Alan Shatter has today (20th May) called on the HSE, the National Council on Ageing and Older People and the Equality Authority to immediately withdraw a series of offensive and inappropriate posters. Continue reading »

From information received by me I believe there are many hundreds of children reported to the HSE to be at risk, awaiting social work intervention and or assessment whose future wellbeing and some of whose lives are presently at risk, Alan Shatter TD said today. Continue reading »

 Children’s Minister Barry Andrews must immediately publish details of the number of children classified as at ‘serious risk’ who are currently on waiting lists for comprehensive assessment or social work intervention, Fine Gael Children’s Spokesman Alan Shatter TD said today (Tuesday). Continue reading »

Fine Gael Children’s Spokesman Alan Shatter TD has expressed concerns about the future of the Oireachtas Children’s Rights Committee following Departmental changes introduced by Brian Cowen following his appointment as Taoiseach. Deputy Shatter pointed out that neither incoming Justice Minister Dermot Ahern nor the new Children’s Minister Barry Andrews have had any involvement with the Committee. Continue reading »

Knocklyon, Ballyroan, Ballyboden, Ballycullen left out. The government must revise the brief given to the RPA.

 The Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) suggested new Luas route published yesterday is going to require careful study in the context of its likely impact on the community and the benefits that would derive from it, says Fine Gael TD Alan Shatter. Continue reading »

What we have learnt over the last 20 years about the activities of paedophiles and sexual predators should have taught us that we must provide more not less protection for children. Continue reading »