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European Parliament votes for better gender equality strategies

The European Parliament is calling for better strategies to tackle gender inequalities in the European Union. MEPs today voted for practical actions and more effective monitoring to make real headway against discrimination in the labour market, education and decision-making.  The Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune says the EU Commission needs to introduce laws to ensure greater pay equality between men and women across the EU.  

Out words: must achieve

Dur: 00:17 

European Parliament looks for new ways to promote gender equality

The European Union is looking for a new strategy to promote equality between men and women beyond 2015. The gender gap in equality was debated in the European Parliament last night. According to a European Parliament report, progress on gender equality in the EU is too slow. MEPs say much more needs to be done to bridge the gender equality gap. The Fine Gael MEP, Deidre Clune says the EU needs to bring in laws that will force employers to provide equal pay for the same work regardless of the sex of the employee.

Out words: regularly basis

Dur: 00:26 

Interview Sean Kelly on €5m payout to FAI

Interview with Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly on €5million payout to the FAI. The piece starts with Mr Kelly’s response to a question about the alleged corruption scandals at FIFA.

Out words: entertain it 

Dur: 4:30 

Former GAA President ‘surprised’ at €5m FAI payout

The former GAA president, Sean Kelly, has strongly criticised the FAI for taking a €5million pay-out from FIFA over Thierry Henry’s controversial handball in the 2009 world cup play-off. Mr Kelly was speaking in the European Parliament which will debate the FIFA corruption scandals tomorrow.  The Ireland South MEP is recommending that the FAI hand back the €5million it got from FIFA and ask for a grant instead.

Out words: entertain it

Dur: 00:37 

FAI should give €5m back to FIFA for grant instead – Kelly

The FAI should hand back the €5million it got from FIFA and ask for a grant instead. That’s the recommendation from the Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly. Mr Kelly says the FAI should never have taken the €5million from FIFA. He says the payout was ‘damaging to Ireland’ and that it set a dangerous precedent. The Ireland South MEP was speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg which will be debating the recent FIFA scandals this week.

Out words: to change

Dur: 00:30 

MEPs call for tighter controls of antibiotics in animals – Boylan

The European Parliament is calling for tighter regulation of rules governing the prescription of veterinary antibiotics to animals. The MEPs want to stop the practice of mass medication of animals with antibiotics in order to cure a couple of sick animals on farms. They say the over prescription of antibiotics to both humans and animals is leading to an increased resistance to infections and common diseases. The Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan says this resistance is taking its toll annually in Europe.

Out words: resistant pathogens

Dur: 00:32 

Interview Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune on paid paternity leave across EU

EuroParlRadio's Editor, Karen Coleman interviews the Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune about introducing paid paternity leave across all EU countries. The interview was conducted at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. 

Out words: babies lives 

Dur: 3:54 

State needs to fund paid paternity leave – Clune

The Irish state needs to fund paid paternity leave for new dads. That’s the recommendation from the Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune. She was speaking in the European Parliament which today reiterated demands that new fathers be entitled to at least ten [10] working days’ paid paternity leave. Here’s Deirdre Clune.

Out words: babies lives

Dur: 00:29 

European Parliament presses for paid paternity leave

The European Parliament today reiterated calls for paid paternity leave across all EU countries. The MEPs are demanding that new fathers be entitled to at least 10 working days’ paternity leave in addition to any paid maternity leave for new mums. The Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune, says it’s essential that new dads get paid paternity leave.

Out words: equal situation

Dur: 00:29 

Ni Riada calls on Irish government to change fishing quota system

The Sinn Fein MEP Liadh Ni Riada says the Irish government has the power to re-negotiate the EU fishing quota to help struggling fishermen in Ireland.  She was speaking in Strasbourg where she’s been meeting the EU Fisheries Commissioner, Karmenu Vella. Ms Ni Riada has accused the Minister for the Marine, Simon Coveney of ignoring smaller fishermen in Ireland. She says the Minister should look at re-negotiating the fishing quotas to enable the smaller fishing communities to increase their fishing capacities.

Out words: smaller fishermen

Dur: 00:35