Responding to the case of Louise Bayliss whose contract at the Irish Advocacy Network will not be renewed because of her role in exposing the mistreatment of psychiatric patients in the care of the HSE Joe Higgins TD said: “There has been no delivery yet on whistleblowing legislation. Indeed the Labour Party presented such legislation [...]
Press Statement: Case of Louise Bayliss intended to discourage whistleblowing
On January - 24 - 2012
Video: Joe Higgins urges Minister to ensure La Senza workers’ entitlements are met
On January - 12 - 2012
I welcome the representatives of the La Senza workers to the Visitors’ Gallery and I am in solidarity with the Vita Cortex workers suffering from similar high-handed disgusting treatment. It is breathtaking in its arrogance and disrespect towards the up to 120 mainly female workers in the La Senza lingerie stores in Dublin and Cork [...]
Video: Joe Higgins warns austerity will further prolong crisis
On January - 12 - 2012
Does the Taoiseach agree that, for many of us, it is deeply disappointing to hear today that whatever reflection he did over the Christmas break, he has not recognised in the Dáil’s first meeting of 2012 that the austerity policy is an absolute disaster economically and socially? Does he not see the significant contradiction in [...]
Statement of support from Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins for the striking EBS workers
On December - 20 - 2011
Responding to the day of strike action taken by EBS workers Joe Higgins TD said: “I and my party colleagues support the action taken by the EBS workers 100%. A clear distinction must be made between the obscene rewards still given to the senior management in Ireland’s banks and the hard won pay and conditions [...]
Video: Joe Higgins urges Minister Noonan to reverse decision not to honour EBS workers contract obligations
On December - 19 - 2011
I am glad the Minister for Finance is in the Chamber. What we would like to have with him today is a quiet measured conversation about the issue I raise which concerns 370 workers at EBS Limited, now merged with Allied Irish Banks. These are very low-paid and middle-income workers. They are coal-face workers, not [...]
Full Frontal Assault on Democratic Rights of Europeans as Markets dictate appointments in both Italy and Greece
On November - 22 - 2011
As recently as a year ago when I and others on the Left wrote and spoke about ‘the dictatorship of the financial markets’ many people thought we were exaggerating. However after the events of the past few weeks, can there be any doubt but that we are witnessing a full frontal assault on democratic rights [...]
Video: Joe Higgins challenges Taoiseach on job losses and hardship to families over closure of Barracks
On November - 15 - 2011
Did the Cabinet decide today to close down army barracks in Clonmel, Mullingar, Castlebar and Cavan? What is the rationale for this proposal when there are no savings to the State? For the 600 soldiers and their families, most of whom are workers in uniform as ordinary rank and file members, this will be an [...]
