At a media conference today on the Dáil plinth People Before Profit TDs outlined what they would raise in the Chamber during the sessions with An Taoiseach and the Ministers for Finance, Health and Education. Richard Boyd Barrett TD will … Continue reading No return to pre-coronavirus status quo and no austerity in post- Covid-19 Ireland

Gino Kenny TD says “It is illogical to leave these families out of the new arrangement” On the 6th April the Government announced that an arrangement would be put in place for the collection and delivery of medicinal cannabis for … Continue reading CBD medication patients left out of Government Covid-19 collection and delivery arrangement

People Before Profit TDs Richard Boyd Barrett, Bríd Smith and Gino Kenny have released a statement on the controversy over the actions of the Keeling’s company bringing in workers on a Ryanair flight to pick fruit at their sites across Dublin. The TDs are demanding that both the HSA and the WRC inspect the facilities to insure the workers are housed and working in conditions which will allow for social distancing and isolation if needed. They condemned both Keeling’s and Ryanair for what they called “gross exploitation of workers and complete disregard for their safety and the safety of wider … Continue reading TDs demand HSA and WRC inspect Keeling’s sites and workers accommodation

Council staff across Local Authorities in Ireland are working tirelessly to ensure essential services keep working and that no one gets left behind during this crisis. People Before Profit Cllr Madeleine Johansson, and Gino Kenny TD, have called for hazard … Continue reading PBP call for hazard pay for all frontline council staff

PBP TD Gino Kenny has said, following a statement in relation to a potential abuse of the Covid-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme by Aer Lingus, that he has now been contacted by Ryanair workers with similar issues to the workers in … Continue reading Minister Doherty must clarify that Covid 19 Wage Subsidy Scheme applies to 100% of workers income

In a statement PBP TD Gino Kenny has called on Aer Lingus to confirm that it is complying with the wage subsidy scheme which provides protect for the income of workers during the Covid-19 crisis. The Wage Subsidy Scheme provides … Continue reading Aer Lingus must confirm that it is complying with the terms of the Wage Subsidy Scheme

Gino Kenny TD welcomes development and hopes for the earliest commencement of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme The Minister for Health Simon Harris today announced that medicinal cannabis licence holders will have their prescriptions collected and delivered to their home … Continue reading Medicinal cannabis licence holders to have prescriptions collected and delivered to them during Covid-19 pandemic

People Before Profit say that the continuing functioning of democracy is vital to raise questions and concerns from the public and to hold the government to account. PBP to raise ongoing issues with government during health and social protection sessions … Continue reading Functioning Of Democracy Is Vital To Raise Questions And Concerns

Gino Kenny TD says: “Testing and results of tests must be dramatically increased and expedited to minimise spread of virus” As news of twenty three clusters of Covid-19 in nursing homes has been reported, People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny … Continue reading Nursing home clusters of Covid-19 identified

“We must put a protocol in place for this vulnerable group to obtain their prescriptions” Dublin Mid-West People Before Profit TD, Gino Kenny, said he has been contacted by a number of people who were granted Ministerial licenses to obtain … Continue reading No COVID-19 contingency plans for medicinal cannabis license holders

People Before Profit Welcomes Covid-19 Emergency Legislation But Proposes Amendments To Extend €305 Illness Benefit Payment To All Who Suffer Income Or Job Loss, Arising From Public Health Measures. People Before Profit to insert amendments to put private health and … Continue reading PBP Welcomes Covid-19 Emergency Legislation But Proposes Amendments to extend Illness Benefit Payment

In addition to the measures and recommendations made by the government today in relation to school and college closures, social distancing and mass gatherings, People Before Profit is calling on the government to implement the following measures: All responses to … Continue reading PBP Statement On Covid-19 Crisis