HSE took 10 months to refer life-saving drug Entresto  to the Department of Health Department took two months to refer it back to the HSE What is going on asks Alan Kelly? Labour Health Spokesperson Alan Kelly has called for immediate action from the Department of Health and the HSE over the nine drugs currently…

Labour TD Alan Kelly has welcomed a decision by Cabinet to bring forward and send to Committee stage, his legislation to allow breweries, microbreweries, cider makers and distilleries to sell their own produce to tourists and other visitors on site. Deputy Kelly first introduced Labour’s Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016 in November 2016….

In March 2017 during International Women’s Week the Labour Party published a comprehensive policy paper on gender equality in the workplace. ‘Closing the Gap’ outlines a range of proposed policy measures. Central to the policy, and to closing the 13.9% gender pay gap in Ireland is the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill. This Bill passed…

Labour Party Education Spokesperson, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has stated that the results of the Irish League of Credit Union’s schools costs survey reaffirms that the Government needs to do more to reduce school costs for parents. Senator Ó Ríordáin commented: “Results show today one in four parents will have to deny their children some…

Labour spokesperson on Communications, Senator Ivana Bacik, has called on RTÉ to come clean on their gender pay gap before they are required to do so in response to a request she has lodged under the Freedom of Information Act. The spotlight has been on the state broadcaster after the BBC revealed many of its…

Responding to reports that Ireland’s biggest private landlord is asking tenants for two months’ rent as a deposit, Labour spokesperson on Housing, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has called on the Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy, to intervene. Commenting on the reports, Deputy O’Sullivan said: “The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government needs to urgently check…

Louth Labour Senator Ged Nash has said that the people of Drogheda are angry and frustrated over the ‘cack-handed response’ on the ground to the major water outage in the region. Senator Nash explained: “Early last weekend, there was a general level of understanding that major engineering works, the likes of which are being carried…

Nash concerned that aim is to reduce number of those seeking refunds. Body likely to be inundated with Freedom of Information requests to Irish Water to gain proof of payment. Labour spokesperson on Social Protection, Senator Ged Nash has said the Government is needlessly complicating the system for water refunds. The creation of a new…