Peadar Tóibín TD
Aontú said it had identified further problems at the Children’s Hospital, including 316 manual sliding doors needing repairs and drainage issues in 126 of 244 bathroom pods. It also said 11 of the 22 operating theatre floors required remediation, with three needing to be redone for a third time.
The author claimed that Ireland had 4,000 empty council houses, enough to house everyone who was homeless. https://t.co/SbHMZLn87s #HousingCrisis #Homelessness #Ireland #IE
The author wrote that Helen McEntee lived 60 miles from the Garvaghy Road and, as the minister responsible, had not met residents there. They contrasted this with British MP Chris Bryant, who they said lived 370 miles away but had met residents, and questioned why the government’s instinct was to do nothing. https://t.co/D45WuyX9nk #Ireland #Politics #Community
The author warned that the peace of the previous 28 years was at risk of unravelling and said the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and foreign affairs minister had still not met residents of Garvaghy Road. https://t.co/YBG6Xavgro #Peace #Ireland #Community #IE
The author claimed that the National Children’s Hospital had more than 100,000 defects so far and said the Department could not say whether it would open in 2027, 2028 or 2029. They added that no one had lost their job, singling out Simon Harris, whom they said had signed the contract and referred to as “It wasn’t me”. https://t.co/bZ0MM8dT3q #NationalChildrensHospital #Healthcare #Accountability #IE
The author said Aontú had found that almost €1 billion had been paid out in a social welfare overpayments scandal and accused the government of burning through people’s hard-earned money. https://t.co/hAB7DPlQju #SocialWelfare #Government #Ireland #IE
The author said Aontú parliamentary questions had found that the government incorrectly paid out €1 billion in social welfare and never recovered the money. They added that much of the overpayment appeared to have resulted from fraud, and said taxpayers’ money had been given away without anything in return. https://t.co/cZVpPLp3z0 #SocialWelfare #Fraud #TaxpayersMoney #IE
The author said the Garda whistle-blower and protected disclosure system was in crisis, claiming whistle-blowers were being punished and lives put at risk. They also said there were serious concerns that Minister Helen McEntee had broken the law. https://t.co/OBLLHql0LD #Whistleblower #Garda #Transparency #IE
The post’s author said prosecutions had been threatened over solidarity protests on Garvaghy Road, but wrote that they feared a return to sectarian violence and deaths in their communities more than prosecution. The post referenced Drumcree. #Drumcree https://t.co/xRECoEMZKv #GarvaghyRd #Solidarity #Peace #GB #IE
The author said public money was being wasted again, citing Aontú’s finding that 240 bathrooms at the National Children’s Hospital required corrective works. They added that there had been no accountability. https://t.co/ck3J3kMdT7 #TaxpayerMoney #Accountability #NationalChildrenHospital #IE
This time last year Aontú brought forward a motion of no confidence in Simon Harris on the damage done to children through CHI. His government then promised the families of children damaged a full public inquiry. This week the government have reneged on that commitment. https://t.co/DU6tMNJpWk #Aontú #NoConfidence #PublicInquiry #IE
“families have pushed for truth & justice. In order to get that, it requires transparency & accountability. The gov has promised to do what’s right, only for those wronged to feel let down. This has been an ongoing scandal & now a closed door inquiry makes it ever worse.” https://t.co/7LLV3Eq7kx #Truth #Justice #Transparency #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries;therefore #therearenocountrycodestoprovide.
500,000 electricity and gas accounts in Ireland are in arrears. We have the dearest electricity prices in Europe. Yet the government increased the salary of the ESB CEO by nearly €100,000 to €410,000. https://t.co/s635mjkDdm https://t.co/OFtDjxTBEf #ElectricityPrices #Ireland #ESBCEO #IE
The purpose of the Orange march down Garvaghy is to polarise the 2 communities into extreames for the next election. Unionism is in crisis. Jeffrey Donaldson is facing 10 years. DUP polls are on the floor. They dont want elections on hospital, housing or cost of living crises. https://t.co/kM75hf7yVv #OrangeMarch #UnionismCrisis #DUP #GB
The High Court decision to stop the Orange Order march on the Garvaghy Rd is fantastic. It is impossible to over state the relief of the people across the north. Relations between nationalists & Unionists have improved so much in 30 years. We must not go backwards. #GarvaghyRoad #OrangeOrder #NorthernIreland #GB #IE