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Westmeath Sinn Féin Deputy, Sorca Clarke, is imploring the support of his political colleagues as she brings to second stage within Dáil Éireann the River Shannon Management Agency Bill.

A "more compassionate approach" needs to be established with maternity care after a number of expectant mothers were forced to wait outside in the rain until called in for their appointments at University Hospital Galway.

Sinn Féin this week launched childcare proposals aimed at cutting the cost for parents by two thirds, at ensuring childcare workers receive a living wage, and at keeping crèche doors open.

Referencing the public fallout pertaining to the hosting of the Oireachtas Golf Society gathering in Clifden last week, Longford-Westmeath Sinn Féin TD Sorca Clarke noted that the coalition Government “cannot provide clear guidance and leadership at a time when both attributes are much needed”.

‘Telling the Real Story’, a research project carried out by Sinn Féin during the month of August, sought to capture the current challenges experienced by third-level students and their families.

Sinn Féin TD for Mayo, Teachta Dála Rose Conway-Walsh, has this week called for the new government to re-establish a once-off grant in cooperation with Age Action Ireland and the Irish Red Cross, to assist vulnerable elderly people during the pandemic.

The "massive backlog" of 72,738 people awaiting a driving test is a problem that will only grow and become more serious, especially once schools re-open.

Covid-19 has exposed "a decades-long failure" to build a public health system that has enough doctors, nurses and beds, and with the pandemic far from over, this is a situation which cannot be allowed to continue.

Further and Higher Education must be accessible and affordable for everyone irrespective of age, geography or financial circumstances according to Mayo Dáil Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh TD, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science.

Longford/Westmeath Sinn Féin Deputy, Sorca Clarke, has called for the extension of paid maternity leave by an additional 12 weeks for women who gave birth during the pandemic and whose maternity leave is due to expire.