Health

Workers Rights

Health Workers Are Right To Protest

Nurses and health workers are staging protests over the issues caused in our health service by the Pay and Numbers Strategy. This puts a much lower cap on recruitment than

3 Oct 2024

Health

St Michael’s Hospital: Our Health Services Under Threat

Throughout the pandemic we repeatedly heard the sentiment that our healthcare workers were heroes, they were our frontline defence, they were essential. How were they repaid for their work? A

1 Oct 2024

Health

Corporate Welfare: HSE Gives Half A Billion To Consultancy Firms

The Dáil bicycle shed is only the tip of the iceberg. If you thought that the €333,000 spend was bad, take a look at how consultancy firms are ripping

18 Sep 2024

Transport

People Before Profit Bring Special Dáil Motion On Disability And Special Needs Provision

The Irish Government has utterly and abjectly failed to support disabled people and people with special educational needs. On Thursday, September 19th, People Before Profit will bring a special motion

15 Sep 2024

Health

People Before Profit Mep Candidate Bríd Smith Td Condemns Joint Oireachtas Committee On Health Refusal To Progress People Before Profit Pro-Choice Bill Passed By A Majority Vote Of The Dáil Almost A Year Ago

Bríd Smith TD Says No More Women Should Be Forced To Travel – Government Must Take Responsibility And Bring Forward Legislation To Implement The Recommendations Of The Abortion Review People Before

19 Apr 2024

Health

Junior Doctors Are Right To Strike

People Before Profit supports the British Medical Association member Junior Doctors in the North who are starting their first-time 24-hour strike over pay. They are right to strike. Health care

6 Mar 2024

Health

People Before Profit Statement On The Family And Care Amendments To The Constitution, To Be Put To The Vote On March 8

Sexist “women in the home” clause must go Fight for Equality and Rights to Care and Independence for All The government is proposing changes to the Irish constitution in relation

23 Feb 2024

Health

People Before Profit Launch Bill To Decriminalise Possession Of Small Amounts Of Cannabis For Personal Use

People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny launched his Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022 today which would decriminalise possession of small amounts of cannabis for personal use. The bill

29 Jan 2024

Health

Giant Strike Recharges Workers’ Fight

The Public Sector Strike on Thursday was massive and well executed. It was the largest best-coordinated strike since at least 2015. Trade unionists should be congratulated for their clarity, commitment,

24 Jan 2024