Press Archive
SPECIAL STATUS AND DEDICATED FUNDING NEEDED FOR BORDER COUNTIES
Wed Jan 18, 2017 - 01:33 pm
Louth Labour Senator Ged Nash says the immediate and unique challenges posed by Brexit for businesses and retailers in the Border Counties need to be taken more seriously by Government.It follows Prim...YOUTH RATE FOR MINIMUM WAGE SHOULD BE SCRAPPED
Wed Jan 18, 2017 - 10:51 am
Senator Ged Nash has said that the youth rate (sub-minima rate) for National Minimum wage should be scrapped.He was responding to the publication of a report by the Low Pay Commission on the issue.He ...Statement by Senator Ged Nash on the passing of Ken Whitaker
Tue Jan 10, 2017 - 10:26 am
Ken Whitaker will be missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him.I had the singular honour of being invited to speak at his 98th birthday celebrations just two short years ago. His contribution...HALLIGAN CAN'T BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY ON LOW PAY
Fri Jan 6, 2017 - 12:00 pm
Labour spokesperson on workers rights, Senator Ged Nash has said it is time Independent Ministers were judged on their actions and not their entertainment value. Senator Nash said:"It is time John Hal...NO NEW YEAR CHEER FOR LOW PAID WITH DERISORY MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE
Fri Dec 30, 2016 - 01:20 pm
There will be no New Year cheer for Ireland's lowest paid workers with the derisory 10 cent per hour increase to the National Minimum Wage which will take effect on New Year's Day, according to Labour...NASH BILL TO PROVIDE FOR LONG OVERDUE APOLOGY
Tue Dec 6, 2016 - 12:01 pm
Labour spokesperson on Equality, Senator Ged Nash, will today introduce a Bill to the Seanad that seeks to have the state recognise the need to exonerate and apologise to gay men who were convicted of...MORE MUST BE DONE TO TACKLE THE GENDER-PAY GAP - NASH
Thu Nov 17, 2016 - 11:47 am
Speaking after the publication of Morgan McKinley’s Gender Pay Gap Ireland 2016 report Ged Nash, Labour Spokesperson on Equality and Labour Affairs has expressed his concern that the gender pay gap ...LABOUR’S UNCERTAIN HOURS BILL PASSES IN SEANAD
Wed Nov 16, 2016 - 02:06 pm
The Labour Party’s Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill has passed Second Stage in the Seanad.The Bill, which was drafted and tabled by Senator Ged Nash seeks to provide workers on “If ...UNCERTAIN HOURS BILL CAN TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF WORKING PEOPLE - NASH
Tue Nov 15, 2016 - 11:37 am
Labour spokesperson on Labour Affairs and Workers Rights, Senator Ged Nash, will tomorrow lead a debate in the Seanad on a Bill that has the potential to transform the lives of working people by provi...NEW STATUTORY MINIMUM PAY RATE FOR CONTRACT CLEANERS FROM LATE DECEMBER
Wed Nov 2, 2016 - 09:22 am
Labour Party spokesperson on Labour Affairs and Workers Rights, Senator Ged Nash, has welcomed the signing of the amended Employment Regulation Order for the Contract Cleaning Sector, which will see 3...GOVERNMENT MUST MOVE TO ESTABLISH AN EMPLOYER-LABOUR CONFERENCE
Tue Oct 25, 2016 - 03:28 pm
A month ago the Seanad passed a Labour Party motion calling for the re-establishment of an Employer-Labour Conference.The proposed body would complement and support the work of government and current ...10 CENT MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE A SLAP IN THE FACE FOR LOW PAID WORKERS: NASH
Tue Oct 11, 2016 - 01:30 pm
Labour Senator and Spokesperson on Labour Affairs and Workers Rights, Ged Nash, says the Government’s 10 cent increase in the National Minimum Wage outlined in Budget 2017, is a slap in the face for...SENATOR GED NASH URGES SWIFT ACTION ON PROPOSED EMPLOYER-LABOUR CONFERENCE
Thu Sep 29, 2016 - 12:48 pm
Labour Party Senator and spokesperson on Labour Affairs and Workers’ Rights, Ged Nash, has called on the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connell, to quickly move to e...Our motion seeks to provide a route map towards the satisfactory resolution of the Dublin Bus dispute-Nash
Wed Sep 28, 2016 - 05:39 pm
I am pleased to move this motion on behalf of the Labour Party. The motion seeks to provide a route map towards the satisfactory resolution of the Dublin Bus dispute. It also seeks the introduction of...Labour Party calls for new body to resolve Dublin Bus and similar disputes
Mon Sep 26, 2016 - 12:01 am
The Labour Party will this week table a proposal during Private Members’ Time in the Seanad in an effort to resolve the Dublin Bus dispute and other industrial relations issues in the public transpo...