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‘Developers win’ as Government guts 5% community and cultural space for large apartment developments

News – The Labour Party 5% provision hard-fought win to deliver more space for struggling artists and community groups. Govt stripping more powers from Cllrs as Local Democracy Taskforce gets underway Labour Party Councillor, Darragh Moriarty and Chair of Dublin City Council’s Community, Gaeilge, Sport, Arts & Culture Committee, has expressed deep concern at reports…

06 July 2025

Hospital Parking Fees must be addressed in Budget 2026

News – The Labour Party Nearly €19m raised last year from discretionary parking fees. 7 hospitals take home over €1m in car parking fees. Cork University Hospital had the biggest takings with over €2.3m. Labour’s social protection spokesperson and Kildare South TD Mark Wall said Government must move to abolish all parking charges for all…

06 July 2025

Government inaction on climate will cost the public

News – The Labour PartyResponding to EPA data that shows emission reductions slowed in 2024, Labour Party Spokesperson on Climate, Environment and Energy, Deputy Ciarán Ahern, has said that Government needs to get its act together on climate action if we are to avoid potential fines of up to €26 billion. Deputy Ahern said: “The…

04 July 2025

Grocery prices continue to soar – Labour bill would help end price gouging

News – The Labour Party Government has taken vow of silence since it’s 2023 pledge to make supermarkets publish their profits Labour’s finance spokesperson Ged Nash TD has called on the Government to enact his Bill that would help end price gouging at the supermarket checkout and give consumers a fairer deal. Deputy Nash called…

04 July 2025

Protest against fee increases – Tuesday at 6pm at Leinster House

News – The Labour Party Tánaiste has questions to answer as to why reductions were not put on permanent footing Time to provide fair wages for young workers Labour’s spokesperson on further and higher education, and former President of USI, Senator Laura Harmon said students and families will not accept any increases to student fees….

03 July 2025

Young Carers cannot be forgotten in Budget 2026

News – The Labour Party No reference to young carers in Programme for Government Labour calls for introduction of Young Carer Grant Responding to research published by the University of Limerick on young carers, Labour’s social protection spokesperson and Kildare South TD Mark Wall said Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil must recognise and better support…

03 July 2025

Labour introduce bill for cancer screening leave

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Duncan Smith TD will reintroduce a Bill in the Dáil today to provide paid time off work for people to attend cancer screenings. Deputy Smith said: “Finding cancer early on can be lifesaving. People are so busy and stretched, that often when a letter for a routine screening appointment comes…

03 July 2025

Sherlock to introduce bill to ensure fair access to GP care across the State.

News – The Labour Party Marie Sherlock TD to introduce Health (Availability of General Practitioner Services) Bill 2025 today, Thursday 3rd of July. The availability of GP care across communities cannot be left to chance. Some rural and disadvantaged communities have too few GPs with delayed access to timely GP care. Lack of timely GP…

03 July 2025

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