Senator calls for progress on Cork safe injection centre, Echolive.ie
Read the full article here "SENATOR Colette Kelleher has called for progress to be made on a safe injection centre for Cork. The Macroom-born senator said that the centre is…
Colette’s Speech from Create’s Strategy 2020 – 2025 Launch, 26th September 2019
Thank you, Deirdre, and thank you Alible for inviting me to the launch of Create’s Strategy Collaboration is your essence Your raison d’etre Your primary task To my mind all…
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Issues Affecting Traveller Community to Hold First Meeting
Senator Colette Kelleher, who was one of the initial advocates for the formation of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community, will chair the first meeting…
Government ‘abysmally failing’ to support people with dementia – Sen. Colette Kelleher
In its three Budgets, this Government has failed to adequately fund supports for people with dementia. That’s according to Senator Colette Kelleher and Marty Butler TD who co-chair the All-Party…
Government “using Constitution as excuse” to block housing reform – Sen. Colette Kelleher
Over the past three years, the Government has repeatedly cited concerns about constitutional property rights in blocking legislation on housing reforms. That’s according to a research report, published by independent…
Government Slammed for Leaning on Constitution as an ‘excuse’ for not reforming Housing, Irish Mirror
The Irish Mirror wrote about research Senator Kelleher requested on the use of the money message to block bills relating to housing reform. Read the full article here
Senator calls for clarity on Attorney General’s role following blocked housing legislation, Irish Legal News
Read the full article here " The role of the Attorney General should be clarified in light of research showing that at least a dozen housing bills were blocked due…