Garda numbers have gone backwards – sworn members lower now than 2020. Invest an extra €100m to expand Templemore, provide temporary training capacity, key worker housing and modern equipment. Increase €354 per week Garda Training Allowance to a starting salary. Provide incentives to recruit back members who have left, improve pay, and introduce an occupational…

Bring an end to the fossil fuel area in Ireland, meet our carbon budgets and seek emission reductions of circa 8% a year. Invest over €16bn of extra investment in climate action over the next five years including an additional €10bn for public transport projects. Commit €2.5bn to a National Retrofitting Fund for street-by-street energy…

Labour’s General Election Candidate in Kildare South, Senator Mark Wall, has condemned the Department of Justice’s decision to withhold €4.5 million in agreed funding for  Sensational Kids, a charity centre in Kildare Town to support children with additional needs. Senator Wall said: “Construction on this vital facility in Kildare town has now ground to a…

Limerick Labour General Election Candidate has said that the fact there are 134 people waiting for a bed on trolleys at UHL is a national scandal. Cllr Sheehan said: “We are at the beginning of winter below the real impact of flu and other respiratory viruses such as Covid can be quantified and there are…

Seven in ten young people want out Labour’s general election candidate for Cork South Central, Councillor Laura Harmon, has condemned the Government’s failure to deliver for young people following the publication of a National Youth Council of Ireland survey. The survey reveals that 7 out of 10 people aged 18-24 believe they would have a…

Increase Arts Council funding to €200m a year and expand Basic Income for Arts Scheme. Provide an initial €25m for a Cultural Infrastructure Company to secure new spaces. Develop plans for new national cultural institutions. Support a thriving nighttime economy with an overhaul of licensing laws. Launching Labour’s manifesto for the Arts and Culture, Marie…

Anyone in receipt of an eviction notice must be protected Labour Dublin Bay North candidate Shane Folan has called on Government to put in place emergency measures to protect people living in homelessness ahead of the cold snap. Shane Folan said: “The Housing Minister must detail his plans to protect the thousands of people living…

Speaking in advance of Disability Federation of Ireland hustings, Labour spokesperson Duncan Smith slammed Fine Gael’s proposed €62m Acorn saving scheme when tens of thousands of children are on waiting lists for essential healthcare and parents must resort to paying thousands of euro for private therapies and assessments for their children. Labour’s candidate for Dublin…