JOAN ADDRESSES GLOBAL IRISH ECONOMIC FORUM
20 November 2015
Speech by the Tánaiste and Labour Party Leader Joan Burton T.D. At the Global Irish Economic Forum Dublin, 8 November 2015 It’s a pleasure to address you today at the fourth meeting of this forum. I’d like to particularly acknowledge those who have travelled long distances to be here. Your commitment to Ireland and … Continue reading Joan Addresses Global Irish Economic Forum
POSITIVE NEWS ON JOBS FRONT – JOAN’S VIDEO MESSAGE
19 November 2015
JOAN’S VIDEO MESSAGE ON DUBLIN 15 SCHOOLS BUILDING PLAN
19 November 2015
JOAN’S MESSAGE ON ASHTOWN & NAVAN RD SCHOOLS BUILDING PLAN
19 November 2015
ACTION PLAN FOR JOBS
19 November 2015
Q2, Q3 Progress Report The central message of this Government has always been jobs. The consistent drive to get people back to work. The desire to build a social and economic recovery. That’s been my focus as Tánaiste and as Labour Party leader. And that focus is now showing positive results. Just this week, new … Continue reading ACTION PLAN FOR JOBS
LABOUR IS STANDING UP FOR WORKING PEOPLE
18 November 2015
Speaking at tonight’s Labour Party ‘Connolly Cafe’ meeting on the Living Wage Some anniversaries are worth celebrating. Others merit sober contemplation and reflection. Five years ago today, the IMF arrived in Ireland, and the troika bailout got under way. There were more than a few people at the time who described Ireland as being … Continue reading LABOUR IS STANDING UP FOR WORKING PEOPLE
WE WILL STAND WITH FRANCE
17 November 2015
JOAN BURTON T.D. ON THE PARIS TERRORIST ATTACKS 17th November, 2015 Last Friday on the streets of Paris we saw mass murder on a frightening scale. We saw multiple acts of cruelty intended to denigrate those killed and to challenge the way of life of the society in which they lived. Today, I join … Continue reading WE WILL STAND WITH FRANCE
DUBLIN WEST SCHOOLS GET MAJOR CONSTRUCTION BOOST
17 November 2015
St Mochta’s in Clonsilla is among six Dublin 15 schools that have made the list for the major new five-year school building programme. The news was announced by Joan with Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan today at a launch in Scoil Bhride in Blanchardstown. It means that these schools, as well as a further six in Dublin … Continue reading DUBLIN WEST SCHOOLS GET MAJOR CONSTRUCTION BOOST
NEW SOCIAL HOUSING IN DUBLIN 15 UNVEILED BY JOAN
16 November 2015
Brand new social housing units were unveiled at Rossan Court in Waterville, Dublin 15 today by Joan. She performed the opening at one of the units, handing over the keys to the four-bedroom house to the tenant, who is due to formally move in to their new home in the next week. The estate, made … Continue reading NEW SOCIAL HOUSING IN DUBLIN 15 UNVEILED BY JOAN
JOAN VISITS GATEWAY SCHEME AT SHACKLETON GARDENS CLONSILLA
16 November 2015