Author: roderic

The Office for Public Works have announced the re-opening of the gates around the Phoenix Park on Friday, July 10th.

This decision has come as something of a surprise, as it is contrary to recent statements issued by the OPW. …

It is a great privilege to be appointed Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, and Integration.

My hope is that this will be a department that puts the young, vulnerable, and marginalised at the very centre of its work: expanding childcare,

On Wednesday (June 24th), I spoke in the Dáil in a debate about measures taken to protect victims of domestic violence during Covid-19.

I welcomed the work done by frontline domestic violence service providers, as well as An Garda Síochána …

The death of Detective Garda Colm Horkan reminds us that every day, members of An Garda Síochána put themselves at huge risk to keep our communities safe.

The outpouring of grief from colleagues and from the wider community in Roscommon …

Responding to new figures from Gardaí showing a 25% increase in the number of domestic violence calls, Green Party Justice Spokesperson Roderic O’Gorman TD said:

“I’d like to pay tribute to domestic violence service providers, who continued their invaluable work …

Yesterday (June 4th) I spoke during Questions to the Minister for Justice.

I believe that for An Garda Síochána to be effective, it needs to reflect and represent the communities it policies, and I asked the Minister for statistics on …

Over the last number of weeks, I have been contacted by constituents who are concerned about the reported increase in use of Nitrous Oxide (or ‘laughing gas’)

People in Dublin West have reported seeing a large of number of discarded …

The State’s lack of action in tackling coronavirus in nursing has been a “tragic failing” in the pandemic response, Dublin West TD Roderic O’Gorman said yesterday.

884 coronavirus deaths in Ireland have been nursing homes residents, equating to 55% of …