ALEXION JOBS A HUGE BOOST FOR DUBLIN WEST
3 April 2014
Colloboration key to Alexion’s work and to Government’s work in reducing unemployment The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, has today (3rd April 2014) welcomed biopharmaceutical multinational Alexion’s expansion of operations in Dublin West, which will create 200 new jobs at the company and a further 200 construction jobs to faciliate the expansion. Speaking … Continue reading Alexion Jobs a Huge Boost for Dublin West
JOAN WELCOMES LIVE REGISTER FIGURES
2 April 2014
Unemployment Now at Lowest Level in Five Years Figures Demonstrate Success of the Pathways to Work Strategy The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, has today (2nd April 2014) welcomed the latest Live Register figures from the Central Statistics Office which show unemployment at its lowest level in five years. The number of … Continue reading Joan Welcomes Live Register Figures
STATEMENTS ON THE GOVERNMENT’S PRIORITIES FOR 2014
4 March 2014
When this Government came to office, we set ourselves three key metrics for success: we would regain control of our public finances, make economic recovery a reality and reform and modernise our politics and public institutions. These metrics are not abstractions; instead they serve to expand the employment prospects, prosperity and democratic participation of the … Continue reading Statements on the Government’s Priorities for 2014
61,000 MORE PEOPLE AT WORK AND UNEMPLOYMENT FALLING STEADILY
27 February 2014
Latest employment figures demonstrate success of Pathways to Work strategy – Burton The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, has today said that the Pathways to Work strategy will be central to the Government’s jobs drive in 2014 and beyond, with a special focus on tackling long-term and youth unemployment. The Minister was speaking … Continue reading 61,000 MORE PEOPLE AT WORK AND UNEMPLOYMENT FALLING STEADILY
WORKING TOGETHER TO REACH OUR FULL POTENTIAL
17 February 2014
Speech by Joan Burton at the Labour Party Conference 2014 Today gives our election candidates a real opportunity to come together, share ideas and get your campaigns well and truly off the ground. We will run about 185 candidates in the local elections, 169 of whom have already been selected and are busy knocking … Continue reading Working Together to Reach Our Full Potential
IN MEMORY OF NELSON MANDELA
10 December 2013
STATEMENT IN MEMORY OF NELSON MANDELA BY JOAN BURTON T.D. MINISTER FOR SOCIAL PROTECTION AND DEPUTY LEADER OF THE LABOUR PARTY 10 December 2013 On behalf of the Labour Party, I wish to express my deep sadness on the death of Nelson Mandela – Madiba – a man of whom it can truly be … Continue reading IN MEMORY OF NELSON MANDELA
390 EXTRA SNA POSTS FOR THE COMING YEAR
5 December 2013
Joan Burton TD has welcomed the announcement by Government to increase the number of SNA’s to almost 11,000 in order to meet demands of the growing school population. My Labour Party colleague, Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., has obtained Cabinet approval to increase the cap on the number of special needs assistants … Continue reading 390 Extra SNA Posts for the Coming Year
ANNOUNCING THE JAMES LARKIN THIRST FOR JUSTICE AWARD
30 November 2013
LABOUR CONFERENCE 2013 Speech by Deputy Leader and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton Announcing the James Larkin Thirst for Justice Award Saturday, 30th November 2013 Fellow delegates, There is one more very significant award to be presented tonight. It is one hundred years from the Lockout, surely the most significant moment in Irish … Continue reading Announcing the James Larkin Thirst for Justice Award
IRELAND UNBOUND
30 November 2013
LABOUR CONFERENCE 2013 Speech by Deputy Leader and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton At the “Ireland Unbound” Workshop Saturday, 30th November 2013 Introduction Fellow delegates, It is just 1,000 days since Labour Party members endorsed our participation in government with Fine Gael. We did so in order that the Labour Party would be … Continue reading Ireland Unbound
TOWARDS A LIVING WAGE
30 November 2013
LABOUR CONFERENCE 2013 Speech by Deputy Leader and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton T.D. proposing Motion 49 on behalf of the Central Council TOWARDS A LIVING WAGE Saturday, 30th November 2013 Fellow delegates, It is just 1,000 days since Labour Party members endorsed our participation in government with Fine Gael. We did so … Continue reading Towards A Living Wage