Labour TD for Dublin Bay South and member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration Ivana Bacik has welcomed the Government’s publication today of the revised Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022, but has expressed her concerns about aspects of the Bill. Deputy Bacik said: “The publication of this important and…

Labour Party Spokesperson for Health, Duncan Smith has today insisted that the State cover the cost of antigen tests and FFP2/medical grade masks for all households. Deputy Smith said: “Antigen tests and FFP2/medical grade masks must be a central pillar in our collective response to combat Covid throughout 2022. We need the State to step…

Deputy Ivana Bacik spoke today about her submission to the NTA on the Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042. Deputy Bacik made the submission in her capacity as Labour TD for the Dublin Bay South Constituency and as Labour spokesperson on Climate, and said: “It is vital that all transport policy and strategy planning in…

Responding to the Social Justice Ireland report published this morning, Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan said it is beyond time that the HAP limits are reviewed and revised to acknowledge the current reality of the housing market. Senator Moynihan said: “The Social Justice Ireland report points again to huge failings in government policy. Renters are…

Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan said it is beyond belief that 2,548 children are homeless in Ireland. Reiterating the urgent need for government to ban evictions, Senator Moynihan said government must fast track the Simon Homeless Prevention Bill. Senator Moynihan said: “It’s unbelievable and unacceptable that there are over 2,500 homeless children in Ireland. We…

Labour TD for Cork East and Party Spokesperson on Social Protection, Seán Sherlock has called on the Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys to immediately intervene and instruct her department officials to attend exploratory talks at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in order to deal with the future of local employment service provision. Deputy Sherlock…

Labour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called on the Minister for Education to outline the additional covid supports and resources that will be put in place ahead of the return to school tomorrow. On November 16th, Deputy Ó Ríordáin sought a meeting between opposition spokespeople and the Minister which was not responded to. In…

Contact tracing must be carried out for close contacts after positive antigen result Covid Illness Benefit must protect those restricting movements Without paid sick leave many workers are in increasingly precarious situations Labour employment spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock has called on government to address a vital concern for workers who are household close contacts of…