News – The Labour Party UK set to go further and ban trade in goods and some services from illegal Israeli settlements   Labour foreign affairs spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has called on Government to urgently strengthen Ireland’s Occupied Territories Bill following confirmation that the UK Government is set to ban trade in goods and…

News – The Labour Party Unacceptable to see 200,000 children in poverty in a country as wealthy as Ireland. Budget must include commitment to a targeted second rate of child benefit. Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has condemned the large recorded increase in child poverty, saying it was the direct result of budget decisions made…

News – The Labour PartyLabour justice spokesperson Alan Kelly TD has called on Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan to drop plans to increase the residency requirement for Irish citizenship from five to eight years, describing the proposal as performative politics that will do little to improve Ireland’s immigration system. Deputy Kelly said: “Minister O’Callaghan needs…

News – The Labour Party Data centres cannot get special treatment while households pay the price Labour climate spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has reiterated calls for a moratorium on further data centre expansion, after the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) proposed offering large energy users cut-price gas in return for accepting possible disruption to…

News – The Labour Party HSE on course for deficit of close to €1 billion by year end Government must be honest about the true cost of delivering health services Major hospitals still without agreed 2026 service level agreements Labour Health spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has called on the Government to have an honest conversation…

News – The Labour PartyLabour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has said new RTB figures showing a 9.1% annual surge in rents for new tenancies are a damning indictment of the Government’s rental policy, calling on the Minister for Housing to change course and introduce the rent brake proposed by Labour. Speaking at the Labour…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Transport spokesperson Ciaran Ahern TD has condemned plans to raise public transport fares by 15% and called on the government to stop the increases that are way above the rate of inflation in the midst of a cost of living crisis. Speaking in advance of the Labour Party Think In,…

News – The Labour PartyDublin Labour MEP Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has welcomed today’s vote in the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee, on which he sits, backing a call for binding EU legislation to tackle psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at work. The move comes as new figures show over 840,000 people die…