East Meath's Voice at Cabinet
Ged Nash TD
Minister for Business & Employment
Working with Cllr Paul Bell, Cllr Pio Smith & Senator Mary Moran Constituency Office: Connolly Hall, Palace Street, Drogheda | Tel: 041 9810811 | Email gerald.nash@oir.ie
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nEw
jobS irElAnd
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down
growTH fASTEST in EuropE
(
in 3 yEArS
)
full EMployMEnT SECurEd funding for
by 2018
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nEw CourTHouSE nEw SCHool buildingS
180 nEw jobS for drogHEdA And ExTEnSionS
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€500k boynESidE for our nEw
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in lAyTown louTH-MEATH ETb MovES HQ To drogHEdA
350k
gArdA STATionS MAriTiME fESTivAl yApSTonE EuropEAn HQ opEnEd in drogHEdA for EAST MEATH SporTS ClubS 2012-15
GED NASH'S DEAL FOR WORKERS In one year at Cabinet Ged Nash has; ■ Increased the National Minimum Wage from €8.65 to to €9.15 from Jan 1st 2016 ■ Introduced radical new collective bargaining laws ■ Introduced new Registered Employment Agreement & Sectoral Employment Order laws ■ Signed off on a better deal for 50,000 contract cleaning and security workers across Ireland ■ Set up the low pay commission ■ Tackled zero and low hours contracts ■ Led the campaign for a Living Wage
Ged talking to workers who rece ived pay increases under new ERO agreement for Cleaners and workers in Security industry.