How can it cost €750k to construct 14 steps and a ramp when the initial estimate for the park scheme was €200k? National Transport Authority (NTA) has questions to answer. www.socialdemocrats.ie/nta-must-exp...

Inexcusable that more than 30 serving and former ministers have yet to commence a process to repay pension money that was overpaid to them in error. These are individuals on salaries in excess of €180k. @cianocallaghantd.bsky.social www.socialdemocrats.ie/taxpayers-mu...

A €500,000 overspend on an access route to a Dublin park is nothing short of reckless. How can the National Transport Authority justify signing off on trebling the cost of what should be a simple infrastructure project? We need assurance that taxpayer money is not being wasted.

The govt's targeting of family reunification law in its measures to fix the creaking immigration system are callous. Family reunification was available to only 600 people last year. Making the laws around it harsher is nothing less than performative cruelty.

Disabled people are €1,400 worse off after the budget. Some now can’t even afford to charge their mobility aids. With huge budget surpluses available, refusing emergency support is cruel and unjustifiable.

In 2019, a policy for improving Ireland's public dental service was published. Yet seven years later, there's no implementation plan. Even the priority actions in the policy – set to be completed by 2022 – are now not due for completion until 2029. Is it any wonder dental services are in crisis?

The crisis in public dental services has continued to deepen under this govt. Seven years on from publication of the National Oral Health Policy, we are still waiting on an implementation plan. @padraigrice.bsky.social www.socialdemocrats.ie/crisis-in-pu...

The Govt has cut the incomes of disabled people by €1,400 this year. At a minimum, disabled people need an emergency €400 winter payment. This is a modest measure, it’s affordable and it’s absolutely necessary to protect people.

The @social-democrats.bsky.social today called on the govt to immediately introduce an emergency winter payment of €400 for people with disabilities. In the absence of a weekly cost of disability payment, this is the minimum that disabled people deserve. www.socialdemocrats.ie/social-democ...

It's not good enough to blame users for the horrifying images being produced by Grok AI. This tool is doing exactly what it is designed to do. We need a criminal investigation into X and Grok - because there have been clear breaches of the law. The laws are in place – the govt must enforce them.

Hundreds of thousands of vile sexualised non-consensual images of women and children have been created by Grok, X’s AI tool. This isn't just horrifying – it's illegal. The Govt response to this has been muted and confusing. When will X be prosecuted?

Dublin is tough to navigate for cyclists, pedestrians, and drivers alike. Frustration leads to mistakes, but a judge brandishing all cyclists as “a nightmare” is outrageous. Safer streets need patience, respect, and shared responsibility from everyone.

Living with a disability brings extra costs. 1 in 5 disabled people live in persistent poverty. Yet the Government removed supports instead of delivering a cost of disability payment. This is about dignity, respect and real support. A modest, targeted payment would make a meaningful difference.

The Govt claims that its guiding principle on disability is, nothing about us without us. Yet, they slashed the incomes of disabled people by €1,400 in the budget. This is why disabled people now need an emergency €400 winter payment.