Labour Spokesperson on Housing, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has encouraged members of the public to attend the upcoming Housing and Homelessness Coalition National Demonstration on December 1st. Commenting today Deputy O’Sullivan said; “On the 1st of December the public, along with political parties and trade unions have the opportunity to march in the National Homelessness &…

Speech by Joan Burton TD, addressing the Oxford Union on the motion ‘The House Believes Ireland is Ready for Reunification’. 22nd November 2018; The United States has Mount Rushmore in the legendary Black Hills of Dakota where the sculptures of famous Presidents are carved into the rock face. Perhaps in the future, Ireland will create…

Labour Party Employment spokesperson, Ged Nash, has said we must examine working time legislation and its relationship to productivity as the world of work changes. This follows the Fórsa Trade Union Future of Working Time Conference. Senator Nash said: “The world of work is changing rapidly and workers are increasingly being made feel like they…

Labour Spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, has reiterated his opposition to the National Maternity Hospital being run with a Catholic ethos, or under the influence of any religious order. Commenting today Deputy Kelly said: “The new National Maternity Hospital at St. Vincent’s will be a publically funded maternity hospital and as such should be…

Brexit revealed the very serious inability of our public discourse to deal with complex issues, such as what is entailed by membership of the EU.   Looking back over the last five decades, the British media has portrayed the European Union in a simplistic and hostile way. If someone only read the front page of…

Labour Transport spokesperson, Senator Kevin Humphreys has said that the city centre traffic chaos over the last few days shows once again the urgent need for the reinstatement of Operation Freeflow. Senator Humphreys said: “I have repeatedly raised the need for a reintroduction of Operation Freeflow to deal with the ongoing traffic chaos in Dublin,…

Labour Senator Ivana Bacik has welcomed the publication of the Gillen Review into the trial of serious sexual offences in Northern Ireland. Speaking today Senator Bacik said:  “It is very positive to see a series of considered recommendations emerging from the Gillen Review as to reforms to the trial process for serious sexual offences in Northern Ireland,…

Labour Party Seanad Leader, Ivana Bacik, will be available to speak to reporters ahead of the debate of Labour’s Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2018, on Tuesday at 11.30 on the Leinster House plinth. This Bill seeks to provide for citizenship of children born here in Ireland to non-nationals. This follows the high profile case…