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View, share or download our recent policy documents in this special archive section. Sinn Féin are opposed to the privatisation agenda being pursued by Government in our job activation schemes. We want to see the JobPath scheme abolished immediately. Sinn Féin believes that the Worker Co-operative sector has the potential to become a key pillar of our indigenous economy. This policy document sets out a plan to expand the number of apprenticeship places and increase the range of programmes available, to provide Ireland with the educated and skilled workers needed for growing and emerging industries. Reform of the current system will also ensure equality of opportunity and the protection of worker’s rights. The policy document by Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin detailing the number of adults and children in state funded emergency accommodation who are not counted in the Department of Housing’s official monthly homeless reports. The official homeless figures do not include the hundreds of adults and children living in Túsla funded domestic violence emergency and step down accommodation and they do not include the 247 adults and 152 children trapped in Direct Provision, with leave to remain but who are unable to secure housing. The policy document by Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin outlines how up to 36,000 vacant units can be brought into use through a range of measures. Some of these initiatives include a statutory vacant homes register, a vacant homes tax and encouraging greater use of compulsory purchase orders, and the appointment of vacant homes officers. Sinn Féin's outline of what steps the EU and Irish government must take to protect our economy,. north and south, from the worst effects of Brexit. Census 2016 showed a huge and rapid rise in the number of people aged over 65 in Ireland. There is no doubt that this change in demographics represents one of the most significant challenges of our time. This document outlines how Sinn Féin believe we should best respond to challenges and opportunities of an ageing population. A strong and properly funded & resourced public sector is crucial to both social and economic progress of the nation. An integral step in achieving this goal is to ensure that those working in the sector enjoy equitable remuneration, conditions and certainty. This policy document makes a a series of recommendations on how to increase housing supports for women and children fleeing domestic violence. The funding allocated for these services must meet the level of need required. The provision of emergency and step down accommodation units should fall within the remit of the Department of Housing with Tusla and NGOs providing support. There needs to be greater flexibility in HAP/Rent Supplement payments to help women transitioning out of abusive situations and greater flexibility with the application of council housing allocation schemes. This policy document outlines the some of the steps required to protect the Gaeltacht and the Irish language from further erosion and begin re-establishing it as the vibrant, living language of our citizens. Léiríotar sa bheartas polasaí seo cuid de na céimeanna de dhíth chun na Gaeltachta agus na Gaeilge a chosaint ó thuilleadh creimidh agus tús a chur le hathbhunú uirthi mar theanga bheo bheoga do shaoránaigh na hÉireann. Towards An Agreed And Reconciled Future - Sinn Féin policy on Reconciliation and Healing. Sinn Féin has a vision for society in which all citizens can participate fully in life without being left behind. We will further the rights of people with disabilities, not diminish them. An audio version of this document is available here. View and share our Prioritising Disability Inclusion document in PDF Booklet format here. Sinn Féin has a vision for the West of Ireland. A vision to make it a sustainable place to live and work. A place where the quality of life is matched by the quality of public services. View and share our A New Deal For The West document in PDF Booklet format here. Sinn Féin sees childcare as a public service for both children and parents. When it works, a State’s childcare system can be a huge employer; help with the health and mental development of our smallest children; facilitate parents, especially women, to access the workforce; and be a positive component of economic growth. View and share our Better For Childcare document in PDF Booklet format here. Sinn Féin wants to bring the realisation of a fair society for all citizens, young and old and at all levels of society. For that to happen we need a major change in how politics is done. We want to ensure our older citizens are treated with the respect and dignity they deserve. We are taking this conversation to every county in Ireland in the lead up to the 100th Anniversary of the 1916 Rising, raising the ideals of the Proclamation and asking for and listening to the views, needs and aspirations of people all over the country. It is a fitting tribute too to the memory of those selfless men and women of that period, whose children today face deprivation, poverty, homelessness and an absence of rights. Read and share A Citizens Charter For Older People in PDF Booklet format here. Our health system is in a state of crisis. This crisis can be boiled down to two key failings on the part of successive governments: firstly, an extreme depth of fundamental inequality in how patients are treated, differentiated on ability to pay and location; and secondly, the sheer incapacity of the system to deal with even demographic pressures, evidenced particularly in our Emergency Departments and maternity care. Sinn Féin is committed to the realisation of a world-class system of universal health care, accessed on the basis of need, free at the point of delivery, and funded by progressive taxation for the Irish state. We believe there is no greater good worth striving for. This document sets out a series of visionary and principled steps to deal with the housing crisis and plan strategically for the future. Proposals such as a massive social housing build programme for the state, 2030 – Project 100,000, which would increase the social and affordable housing stock and eradicate huge housing lists. Sinn Féin is promising that, if in government, we will deliver a housing blueprint for this island that makes boom and bust property cycles, housing waiting lists, homelessness and environmentally-unsound housing, things of the past. A driver for SMEs, growth and sustainable secure employment. Sinn Féin has long argued that public procurement acts as a critical stimulus for the domestic economy and is an important driver of Ireland’s recovery both in terms of employment and employment standards across the economy. Sinn Féin seeks a system of procurement that brings real value to the citizen and society. Government has to be more ambitious for the economic and social return of the €12bn annual public spend on goods, services and capital projects Sinn Féin’s Alternative Budget for 2016 proposes to pursue a very different economic policy to Fine Gael, Labour and Fianna Fail, one that reflects the principles and vision of the 1916 leaders. Sinn Féin want a recovery that is fair and that benefits all sections of Irish society. A fair recovery requires an investment led strategy to grow the economy and address the crises in health and housing. Visit our Budget 2016 special web section here. The coming election will be about who can deliver a fair recovery for all our citizens. At present we have parties that imposed austerity, punished those most in need and are now claiming a one sided and unfair recovery. Sinn Féin offers a republican vision of Ireland, deliverable policies for a fair recovery and a new form of politics. An Irish language version of this document is also available here. Since 2007, successive Sinn Féin agriculture ministers have recognised the vital role of agriculture in the economic and community life of this island with our commitment to supporting all farmers and our rural citizens. We continue to lead the way by delivering sustainability for our rural communities, viability for our family farms and developing basic services across rural Ireland. Sinn Féin believes that it is imperative people with disabilities are not left behind as the labour market begins to recover. In this 2015 document we propose a series of actions that could be undertaken immediately to support people with disabilities who wish to work to overcome some of the barriers to employment that they face. The Tory government’s austerity agenda is the single greatest threat to the people and political institutions of the North. In this 2015 Westminster Election Manifesto we set out our economic and social priorities. Despite all the rhetoric of recovery there is crisis of low pay and underemployment on this island. Growing numbers of workers are facing poverty and homelessness despite having a job. In this 2015 document we propose to tackle this crisis trough a five pillar approach including pay rates, taxation, social welfare, public services and industrial relations mechanisms. The Westminster government are attempting to cut social welfare payments to children and adults with disabilities and the long term sick. This dossier demonstrates how in December 2014, at Stormont House, we secured agreement to protect the vulnerable and safeguard current and future claimants under the control of the Executive. This agreement was reneged upon by other parties. Sinn Féin continues to campaign against Tory cuts to social welfare in order to protect against poverty and in the interests of our local economy. The JobBridge internship scheme displaces paid work, depresses job creation, facilitates wage avoidance, puts good employers at a competitive disadvantage and normalises work for little or no pay. In this 2015 document, we propose to end JobBridge and set out viable and achievable alternatives. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) may have significant implications for Ireland. Sinn Féin has huge concerns regarding TTIP from the manner in which it is being secretly negotiated to elements within the mandate which have been forced public through leaks. This is a discussion document on its potential impact. Budget 2015 provided an opportunity to begin building a fair recovery. Here we set out a plan to maximise growth in the economy, protect and improve public services and balance the tax system. Sinn Féin has committed to abolish domestic water charges in Government, and we would not pursue arrears for these same charges. Sinn Féin has published two pieces of legislation to both abolish water charges and enshrine in the Constitution the right of the people to the retention of water services and infrastructure in public ownership. Sinn Féin has a longstanding position of support for LGBT equality in all dimensions of life and law. This includes the equal right to legal recognition of same-sex marriage – a right for which Sinn Féin campaigned passionately and successfully in the 2015 referendum - and the equal right to found a family, including by adoption. It also includes full legal recognition of the preferred/acquired gender of transgender people. In this 2014 document we make 10 key proposals for LGBT equality.
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A Fair Recovery is Possible - Irish version Deir an Rialtas go bhfuil aisghabháil ag teacht. Má tá, ní aisghabháil chothrom í. Is aisghabháil dhé-shrathach, mhí chothrom í a rachaidh chun tairbhe dóibh féin agus dá gcairde ag an bharr agus chan do mhóramh Éireannaigh córa atá ag obair go dian dícheallach. Creideann Sinn Féin gur féidir aisghabháil chothrom a ghnóthú. Creidimid gur féidir sochaí cóir a bhaint amach. Creidimid gur féidir cothroime agus dóchas a chur in áit cairdeas fabhair agus saint. Tá cuid mhór samplaí de ghéilliúlacht an Rialtais don scothaicme Baincéireachta agus institiúidí airgeadais eile agus do na ciorcail órga a ghnóthaigh as an chúlú. Tá níos mó arís samplaí de ionsaí an Rialtais in éadan cearta agus teidlíochtaí saoránach agus den chruatan millteanach atá leagtha acu ar dhaoine ar íseal agus ar mheán-phá, ar pháistí agus ar sheanóirí. Scrios Fianna Fáil an eacnamaíocht agus is beag atá foghlamtha acu ó shin. Tá Fine Gael agus Lucht Oibre anois ag déanamh aithrise ar a gcuid polasaithe. I mbuiséad 2015 nuair a bhí deis acu ualach mhuintir na hÉireann a laghdú, roghnaigh siad cuidiú leis an 10% a ba shaibhre. Tá siad anois ar tí muid a fhilleadh ar ais chuig cuid polasaithe ‘borradh agus cliseadh’ Fhianna Fáil, áit ar cuireadh na billiún €uro amú ag ceannach toghcháin agus táimid go léir ag íoc go daor as riamh ó shin. Tá athrú mór de dhíth orainn maidir leis an dóigh a ndéantar polaitíocht. Táimid ag iarraidh tús a chur le díospóireacht faoin todhchaí, faoin cineál tíre agus sochaí a bhfuil muid ag iarraidh cónaí ann, faoi chomhionannas agus faoin cineál aisghabhála atá de dhíth orainn. Is féidir leatsa a bheith páirteach san athrú seo i bpolaitíocht na hÉireann. Tá cinneadh mór os comhar mhuintir na hÉireann agus tá plé ionraice de dhíth orainn. Beimid ag tabhairt an díospóireacht seo chuig gach pobal ar fud na tíre sa bhliain seo atá amach romhainn agus muid ag druidim le comóradh céad Éirí Amach 1916 agus ag comhlíonadh idéalacha an Fhorógra. Cúram Sláinte do Chách - Tá an córas sláinte ag cliseadh go leanúnach mar gur córas míchothrom, dé-srathach, poiblí-príobháideach atá ann. Níl fáil ar chúram atá bunaithe go sonrach ar riachtanas. Ceart chun Tithíocht - Tá foscadh fiúntach ar cheann de na riachtanais daonna is bunúsaí agus mar sin de ceann de na cearta daonna is tábhachtaí. Margadh Nua don Iarthar - Sinn Féin has a vision for the West of Ireland. A vision to make it a sustainable place to live and work. A place where the quality of life is matched by the quality of public services. Ag dul i nGleic leis an Ghéarchéim Cúram Leanaí - Tá cúram leanaí de dhíth orainn atá sábháilte, ard -chaighdeánach agus inacmhainne. Tá cúramóirí leanaí de dhíth orainn atá oilte go dtí an caighdeán is airde agus córas atá cláraithe agus a bhfuil monatóireacht rialta déanta air. Tá cúram leanaí inacmhainne de dhíth orainn. Cartlann Doiciméad Polasaí - Breathnaigh, roinn nó íoslódáil ár ndoiciméid polasaí deireanacha sa rannóg cartlainne speisialta seo. General Election 2016 Manifesto - Sinn Féin General Election 2016 Manifesto. Prioritising Disability Inclusion - An audio version of our Prioritising Disability Inclusion document here. Sinn Féin has a vision for society in which all citizens can participate fully in life without being left behind. We will further the rights of people with disabilities, not diminish them. An Ghaeilge - Léiríotar sa bheartas polasaí seo cuid de na céimeanna de dhíth chun na Gaeltachta agus na Gaeilge a chosaint ó thuilleadh creimidh agus tús a chur le hathbhunú uirthi mar theanga bheo bheoga do shaoránaigh na hÉireann. Poblacht do chách - Tá an fís poblachtach Éire aontaithe bunaithe ar na prionsabail comhionannas, cuimsiú agus ceannas. Ní féidir áit ar bith a thabhairt do sheicteachas, leithcheal nó do idirdhealú. Modh Nua chun Polaitíocht a Dhéanamh - Tá géarghá le leasú fiúntach polaitiúil in ár gcultúr polaitiúil agus sa chóras polaitiúil Córas Cánach Cóir - Éilíonn aisghabháil chothrom córas cánach a ghnóthaíonn go leor ioncaim do rialtas ach i ndóigh atá cóir agus forásach. Diúltú do Chiorruithe na dTóraithe - I dtuaisceart na hÉireann chuir Sinn Féin bac ar an Bhille Leasa agus ar na ciorruithe atá na Tóraithe ag iarraidh a bhrú ar na daoine is leochailí. Obair Fhiúntach agus Pá Fhiúntach - Caithfear tosaíocht a thabhairt do chruthú poist fhiúntacha le pá fhiúntach agus fíor thiomantas d’ár n-earnáil Fiontair Bheaga agus Mheánmhéide. Ag dul i nGleic le Fiacha - Creideann Sinn Féin go daingean gur féidir socrú níos fearr a fháil ar na fiacha poiblí agus príobháideacha. Cearta Cothroma do Ghaeilgeoirí - Tacaíonn Sinn Féin le aisghabháil na Gaeilge mar theanga labhartha i measc mhóramh mhuintir na hÉireann agus le cruthú sochaí atá go deimhin dátheangach.