Government has had the chance to put serious vacant homes tax in place, purchase key vacant sites in the inner city and increase drug treatment provision with billions in budget surpluses but it has failed. Almost 11months to the day since the riots in Dublin, Garda numbers in Dublin are only crawling up with no…

The Labour Party is calling on government parties to back the Labour Party Dáil motion to end the cap on healthcare recruitment and deliver safe staffing levels in our hospitals and community services to support patient care. Under the new HSE Pay and Numbers Strategy, positions are deliberately being left vacant and unfilled, and this…

Labour Party TD and Party Whip Duncan Smith has today (Monday 21st October) called on the Government to allocate time before the dissolution of the Dail to pass the Occupied Territories Bill and to introduce a suite of measures aimed at taking real action in support of ending the horror in Palestine and Lebanon. The…

Labour’s General Election Candidate in Waterford, Sadhbh O’Neill, today called for immediate action to address Ireland’s inadequate emergency preparedness in light of the announcement of Storm Ashley. O’Neill stressed that the country’s failure to adapt to the growing threat of extreme weather events driven by climate change is putting lives at risk and that the…

Cllr Ciarán Ahern of the Labour Party has encouraged members of the public to make a submission to the public consultation currently being run by the independent Commission on Care for Older People. Just this week, ALONE, the national organisation that enables older people to age at home, published its 2023 annual report showing that…

Early detection saves lives Labour’s Health Spokesperson, Duncan Smith TD, speaking about Breast Cancer Awareness Month, has called for urgent action to remove barriers to cancer screening attendance. Deputy Smith said: “Breast Cancer Awareness Month serves as a vital reminder of the importance of early detection in the fight against cancer. That’s why it needs…

Labour’s Senator Mark Wall in Kildare South has condemned Government failure following the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures showing a staggering annual house price increase of 10% nationwide, with an 8% rise in Kildare alone. These statistics, published today, starkly highlight the Government’s failure to tackle Ireland’s housing crisis. Despite the much-fanfared “Housing for…

Labour demands that amendment be accepted to treat serious mental health conditions the same as serious physical health conditions in this much needed bill. Labour’s Workers’ Rights Spokesperson, Senator Marie Sherlock, has welcomed the introduction of the Maternity Protection Bill but criticised the Government for its discriminatory attitude toward mental health conditions. The Bill, which…