Press Archive
2019 must be the year of the living wage
Tue Jan 1, 2019 - 01:15 pm
Labour Spokesperson on Employment Affairs, Senator Ged Nash, has called on the government to make 2019 the year of the Living Wage. The rapid increase in the cost of living over the last four years wa...PIONEERING REFORMS ON PRECARIOUS WORK WILL TRANSFORM LIVES
Thu Dec 20, 2018 - 09:50 am
Senator Ged Nash has said that the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill which passed in the Dáil this evening will transform the lives and living standards of tens of thousands of workers on ca...Pioneering reforms on precarious work will transform lives
Wed Dec 19, 2018 - 06:06 pm
Senator Ged Nash has said that the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018 which passed in the Dáil this evening will transform the lives and living standards of tens of thousands of workers ...NASH IMPLORES HSE TO HIKE FUNDING FOR DRUGS SERVICES IN DROGHEDA
Tue Dec 18, 2018 - 06:12 pm
Senator Ged Nash today (Tuesday, 18th December) met with senior HSE figures in Leinster House to appeal for an increase in funding and staff for drug addiction services in Drogheda. Speaking afte...LABOUR REPS SECURE MULTI-AGENCY RESPONSE TO TACKLE LOCAL COMMUNITY ISSUES
Mon Dec 17, 2018 - 04:17 pm
Senator Ged Nash and Cllrs Pio Smith and Paul Bell have secured a commitment from Louth County Council to lead an initiative to bring state agencies together to tackle serious social and economic issu...BOUNDARY REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS NOT BEING IMPLEMENTED BY COUNCILS – NASH
Tue Dec 11, 2018 - 02:05 pm
The recommendations issued by the Boundary Committee that reviewed Drogheda’s border with Co. Meath have been completely ignored, Senator Ged Nash has said, The local Senator who secured the bo...HSE BEANCOUNTERS PULL X-RAY ROOM DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING - NASH
Mon Dec 10, 2018 - 11:35 am
In a reply to a question from Labour Senator Ged Nash, the RCSI Hospital Group and the Minister for Health has confirmed that the planned second x-ray room for the expanded Lourdes Hospital Emergency ...HALL SELECTED AS LABOUR CANDIDATE FOR DROGHEDA RURAL
Thu Dec 6, 2018 - 03:06 pm
Labour has formally selected Termonfeckin resident Michelle Hall for the four-seat Drogheda Rural electoral area in next May’s local election. The selection convention was chaired by Senator Iv...Better work-life balance for workers is possible
Thu Nov 22, 2018 - 12:53 pm
Labour Party Employment spokesperson, Ged Nash, has said we must examine working time legislation and its relationship to productivity as the world of work changes.This follows the Fórsa Trade Union ...HSE decision on Our Lady of Lourdes X-Ray room must be reversed
Thu Nov 8, 2018 - 04:12 pm
Senator Ged Nash has told the Minister for Health that the HSE’s decision to ditch longstanding plans to include an additional x-ray room in the newly expanded Emergency Department at Our Lady of Lo...If and When arrangements will be the weapon of choice for bad employers if Employment Bill isn't amended
Thu Nov 8, 2018 - 10:55 am
Labour Party Employment Spokesperson, Senator Ged Nash, has said ‘if and when’ contracts should be outlawed.Speaking at the launch of the TASC report on ‘Precarious Work, Precarious Lives’ he ...Taoiseach’s comments show FG tone deaf on industrial relations
Wed Nov 7, 2018 - 11:53 am
Labour Party spokesperson on Employment, Ged Nash, has said the latest comments by the Taoiseach on healthcare workers shows how fatally inept Fine Gael is when it comes to industrial relations.Senato...Minister's response to Illness Benefit Crisis is Shocking
Fri Nov 2, 2018 - 02:31 pm
Labour spokesperson on Social Protection, Sen. Ged Nash has said:”The Minister for Employment Affairs & Social Protection’s response to Illness Benefits payment fiasco has been shocking.”She...Authentic Foods have treated workers disgracefully
Fri Oct 19, 2018 - 04:29 pm
Responding to the news that Authentic Foods in Dundalk is set to close, local Senator and Labour Employment Affairs spokesperson Ged Nash said;“Since the rumours started some time ago that the compa...Explanation needed for delays in Illness Benefit
Mon Oct 15, 2018 - 03:58 pm
Labour Social Protection spokesperson Ged Nash has called on the Minister for Social Protection to explain the reasons for the major delays people are encountering in illness benefit payments.Sen. Nas...