Alan Shatter, Fine Gael Front bench spokesperson on Children to-day 31st AUGUST 2008 said -

“The government must clarify whether it has abandoned its commitment, given in February 2007 and repeated in the Programme for Government, to hold a constitutional referendum to enable the Oireachtas reinstate the offence of statutory rape to protect children. Continue reading »

Alan Shatter TD, Fine Gael Front Bench Spokesperson on Children has today described the government proposed cut of 3% in its payroll cost for the School Completion Programme as ‘ill thought out and ill judged”  Continue reading »