Time to review prison system, says Kenny
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says now is the time for an extensive review of the Irish prison system. Recent figures show a drop in the number of people being sent to prison. Deputy Martin Kenny, Sinn Fein spokesperson on justice and equality, says this is a result of the backlog in…
More staff and public’s cooperation essential in helping hospital cope with surge
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says more staff and the cooperation of the public are now essential to ensure Sligo University Hospital does not end up in a situation similar to Letterkenny hospital last weekend. Deputy Martin Kenny says the north west is facing a serious situation because of the numbers of…
Kenny raises new questions about access to Mother and Baby Homes records
A Sligo/Leitrim TD say he fears some survivors from mother and baby homes may still not get access to records relating to them. This is despite the government having said survivors will be able to access their personal records in a manner consistent with GDPR rules. However, Sinn Fein Deputy…
Kenny not sure about fines in fight against Covid
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says he wants to see the detail of proposals to impose fines on those who break Covid-19 rules. Deputy Martin Kenny also says he would like to hear what the gardai think of the proposals. New graduated fines are to be introduced for people who break coronavirus…
Kenny hits out at ‘sneaky’ passage of proposals ‘buried’ in Bills
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has hit out at the refusal of the government to withdraw sections of the Civil Law and Criminal Law Bill that had not been subject to the usual pre-legislative scrutiny. The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee had sought a waiver for the requirement for pre-legislative scrutiny for…
Waterway’s Ireland to introduce new licenses for businesses
A local TD is calling on Waterways Ireland to stop its new policy from going ahead as it is to effect businesses on the Shannon. Sinn Fein TD Martin Kenny has hit out at Waterways Ireland over its implementation of a newly-imposed licenses scheme for individuals and businesses using waterways…
Kenny: Problem remains in gardai despite Commissioner’s resignation
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says Garda Commissioner Noirin O Sullivan’s resignation does not remove the problem within the police force. Sinn Fein Deputy Martin Kenny says the public haS lost trust and respect for those in the upper ranks of the force. Although the Commissioner has been the focus of a…