General Election Pledge
In the 2024 General Election, the Respect at Work campaign put workers’ rights on the agenda.
We are delighted to say that 89 TDs from across the political spectrum signed our election pledge, which represents a majority of the 34th Dáil.
“I pledge to support legislation which promotes collective bargaining, protects workplace representatives and ensures the right to access a trade union at work.”
The new Government has reflected this by committing to an Action Plan for Collective Bargaining in its Programme for Government.
In the coming weeks, we will be working to hold them to account.
If you want to see stronger workers’ rights in Ireland – join our campaign and let’s make them a reality!
Who Has Signed
Carlow-Kilkenny
Natasha Newsome Drennan (Sinn Féin)
Cavan-Monaghan
Brendan Smith (Fianna Fáil)
Cathy Bennett (Sinn Féin)
Matt Carthy (Sinn Féin)
Clare
Donna McGettigan (Sinn Féin)
Cork East
Pat Buckley (Sinn Féin)
Liam Quaide (Social Democrats)
Cork North-Central
Eoghan Kenny (Labour Party)
Thomas Gould (Sinn Féin)
Cork South-Central
Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Sinn Féin)
Pádraig Rice (Social Democrats)
Cork South-West
Holly Cairns (Social Democrats)
Christopher O’Sullivan (Fianna Fáil)
Donegal
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Sinn Féin)
Pearse Doherty (Sinn Féin)
Dublin Bay North
Cian O’Callaghan (Social Democrats)
Denise Mitchell (Sinn Féin)
Barry Heneghan (Independent)
Tom Brabazon (Fianna Fáil)
Dublin Bay South
Ivana Bacik (Labour Party)
Eoin Hayes (Social Democrats)
Dublin Central
Mary Lou McDonald (Sinn Féin)
Marie Sherlock (Labour Party)
Gary Gannon (Social Democrats)
Dublin Fingal East
Duncan Smith (Labour Party)
Ann Graves (Sinn Féin)
Dublin Fingal West
Louise O’Reilly (Sinn Féin)
Robert O’Donoghue (Labour Party)
Dublin Mid-West
Eoin Ó Broin (Sinn Féin)
Mark Ward (Sinn Féin)
Dublin North-West
Paul McAuliffe (Fianna Fáil)
Rory Hearne (Social Democrats)
Dessie Ellis (Sinn Féin)
Dublin Rathdown
Sinéad Gibney (Social Democrats)
Dublin South-Central
Jen Cummins (Social Democrats)
Máire Devine (Sinn Féin)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Sinn Féin)
Dublin South-West
Paul Murphy (People Before Profit-Solidarity)
Seán Crowe (Sinn Féin)
Ciarán Ahern (Labour Party)
Dublin West
Ruth Coppinger (People Before Profit-Solidarity)
Roderic O’Gorman (Green Party)
Paul Donnelly (Sinn Féin)
Dún Laoghaire
Richard Boyd Barrett (People Before Profit-Solidarity)
Galway East
Louis O’Hara (Sinn Féin)
Galway West
Mairéad Farrell (Sinn Féin)
Catherine Connolly (Independent)
John Connolly (Fianna Fáil)
Hildegarde Naughton (Fine Gael)
Kerry
Pa Daly (Sinn Féin)
Kildare North
Naoise Ó Cearúil (Fianna Fáil)
Aidan Farrelly (Social Democrats)
James Lawless (Fianna Fáil)
Réada Cronin (Sinn Féin)
Kildare South
Mark Wall (Labour Party)
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh (Sinn Féin)
Limerick City
Maurice Quinlivan (Sinn Féin)
Willie O’Dea (Fianna Fáil)
Conor Sheehan (Labour Party)
Limerick County
Niall Collins (Fianna Fáil)
Longford-Westmeath
Sorca Clarke (Sinn Féin)
Peter Burke (Fine Gael)
Louth
Ged Nash (Labour Party)
Erin McGreehan (Fianna Fáil)
Joanna Byrne (Sinn Féin)
Ruairí Ó Murchú (Sinn Féin)
Mayo
Rose Conway-Walsh (Sinn Féin)
Dara Calleary (Fianna Fáil)
Alan Dillon (Fine Gael)
Meath East
Darren O’Rourke (Sinn Féin)
Meath West
Johnny Guirke (Sinn Féin)
Peadar Tóibín (Aontú)
Aisling Donnelly (Fianna Fáil)
Roscommon-Galway
Claire Kerrane (Sinn Féin)
Martin Daly (Fianna Fáil)
Sligo-Leitrim
Martin Kenny (Sinn Féin)
Eamon Scanlon (Fianna Fáil)
Marian Harkin (Independent)
Tipperary North
Alan Kelly (Labour Party)
Michael Lowry (Independent)
Tipperary South
Seámus Healy (Independent)
Waterford
Conor McGuinness (Sinn Féin)
David Cullinane (Sinn Féin)
Wexford
George Lawlor (Labour Party)
Johnny Mythen (Sinn Féin)
Wicklow
Jennifer Whitmore (Social Democrats)
John Brady (Sinn Féin)
Wicklow-Wexford
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin (Sinn Féin)