Requirement that 30% of candidates in next general election must be women is a cynical ploy by Minister Hogan

Fianna Fail European election candidate Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick today voiced support for the objectives set out by the National Women’s Council of Ireland that includes the need for a greater commitment to gender equality in Irish political decision making.

Cllr Fitzpatrick today attended a function in Dublin at which the National Women’s Council set out the priorities they want to see addressed by all candidates, male and female, in the European election, including actively promoting women’s rights and gender equality and to make sure that women, in all their diversity, are being heard on issues that matter.

Cllr Fitzpatrick described the requirement that 30% of candidates in the next general election must be female as a cynical attempt by Minister Phil Hogan to create the impression that he and his Government are interested in achieving genuine gender equality.

“The reality is that less than 16% of our elected representatives in the Oireachtas are female”, Cllr Fitzpatrick added. “Women represent 52% of the population but make up just 15% of elected representatives. If Minister Hogan was serious about increasing women’s participation in politics then he should show real initiative and begin the process at local level and bring in temporary seat quotas extending to no more than two terms”.

Share:

More Posts

Seanad Election 2025

Mary has been nominated to contest the Seanad election on the Industrial Commercial panel by RGDATA. RGDATA is Ireland’s longest established retail representative association. Its members are the owners of over 3,500 independent family-owned grocery shops, convenience stores, forecourt stores and supermarkets throughout Ireland. RGDATA nominated Mary because they believe

Read More »

Neurological Conditions

Mary is proud to support the Neurological Alliance of Ireland and has pledged to make brain health a priority. Mary is the first general election candidate to NAI’s pledge of mplementing existing national strategies for neurological conditions, delivering on Ireland’s commitment under article 26 of the UNCRPD to provide comprehensive

Read More »

General Election 2024

General Election 2024 will take place on Friday, November 29th. Mary is Fianna Fáil’s candidate in Dublin Central. Mary needs your vote to ensure we have a stable government and a growing economy so we can invest in improving our public services.  That means building more homes, safer, cleaner streets,

Read More »

Apartment Defects

Government is advancing an apartment defects remidiation scheme by working with stakeholders to develop a streamlined process for handling these costs. The pilot process aims to create a practical and transparent model for the wider rollout of the scheme to fund essential apartment remediation works. Minister Darragh O’Brien will present findings

Read More »

Join Mary's Newsletter

Quick Links

Home

About

Latest

Donate

Privacy Policy

Contact Details

© All rights reserved

Website by The Website Shop