News – The Labour Party Commuters caught with pressure on housing, lack of public transport and a remote work policy that is not fit for purpose.  Labour TD for Kildare South Mark Wall has urged Government to take on board his solutions to the nightmare that has become commuting to Dublin. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions…

News – The Labour Party 159 healthcare workers with long-covid will be abandoned as workers lose full pay due to winding down of special scheme on the 31st of December. Ireland among small number of EU countries to have not recognised Covid-19 as an occupational illness. Heartless decision by Government not to put in place…

News – The Labour PartyUnder questioning in the Dáil today by Labour TD for Limerick City Conor Sheehan, Taoiseach Micheal Martin exposed his failure to engage with the enormous issues in Ireland’s prison system. Deputy Sheehan said: “We are witnessing a system overwhelmed by overcrowding, drug abuse, and escalating violence against officers. Yet this Government…

News – The Labour Party Poor forecasting and budgeting record of Department across elder care in the community, nursing homes and primary care. Home care support budget was one million home care support hours off budget. Department has no real plan to reduce agency spending despite cost of €750m this year. Budget 2026 is far off to meet existing level of service or new demand next year….

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson for Disability, Senator Laura Harmon discussed the need for urgent action on disability. Speaking at the Oireachtas disability committee today, she said: “Ireland is creating barriers to a normal life for disabled people throughout the country. I am calling for joined-up thinking between departments to deliver a Cost of…

News – The Labour PartyLouth Labour TD, Ged Nash says that Dundalk IT’s establishment as a University College of Queen’s University Belfast is a game-changer for third-level education in the North-East and he would like to see movement towards the establishment of a satellite college campus of this new institution, in Drogheda. Deputy Nash said:…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD said the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the housing crisis is continuing to move in the wrong direction. He said the national Residential Property Price Index published today reveals further house price increases. He said that with its new plan, Government…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD said in the Dáil today that the Government’s newly published housing plan offers no credible pathway to secure, affordable homes for ordinary people. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions, she said the plan contains no new measures on affordable ownership, no clarity on Land Development Agency powers, and…