Archive for February 2015 | Monthly archive page
Clare questions the Taoiseach on why his party will not allow a free vote on the Bill to allow terminations in the cases of fatal foetal abnormality, and asks him why the Government will not publish the advice of the Attorney General on the matter.
by Thomas G. Maher
The European Union and The United States of America have begun negotiations to implement the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP), which proposes to remove trade barriers between the US and the EU. These trade barriers exist in relation to a diverse range of areas such as; food safety regulations, customs tariffs on imports and exports, labour rights and environmental issues. Below is a brief outline of some of the potential affects TTIP could have in Europe and Ireland.
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Click below to watch Clare presenting the bill to amend the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill to allow for terminations in cases of fatal foetal abnormality.
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the discussions she has had with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in order to deal with the way pensioners can get access to the State’s industrial relations machinery when their retirement income is being altered, an issue which she has acknowledged needs to be addressed. – Clare Daly.
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