Only 36% of the clinical roles in Dublin’s north inner city filled Labour’s Senator Marie Sherlock said the €2.5bn funding shortfall for the HSE in 2024 means that we can have no confidence that very serious staffing shortfalls in mental health services on the northside of Dublin will be resolved any time soon. Senator Sherlock…

Commenting on the homelessness figures released by the Department of Housing today, Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik TD said: “The scale of the permanent homelessness crisis beggars belief. 12,827 people are now recorded as living in homelessness, and the Minister seems to have accepted this as a fait accompli. “There is no acceptable…

In advance of the Halloween weekend, Labour transport spokesperson Duncan Smith has called on Government to publish data on road traffic collisions on a monthly basis.  Deputy Smith said: “2023 has been a very dark year on our roads with 154 lives lost on our roads. Right now, the Road Safety Authority is mandated to…

We need to Stop the Stigma  Labour’s Workers’ Rights spokesperson, Senator Marie Sherlock, has today joined the Trade Union call for menstrual and menopause support in all workplaces, called ‘stop the stigma’.  The aim of the campaign is to reduce workplace stress and inequality associated with menstruation and menopause.  Senator Sherlock said:   “It is time…

Labour workers’ rights spokesperson Marie Sherlock is urging Government to pass Labour’s Bill to provide early miscarriage and fertility leave to women in the workplace. Senator Sherlock said: “California has followed the footsteps of New Zealand and is legislating for paid time off for workers who need reproductive health care. “In March 2021, Labour published…

We need fast-tracked investment in wastewater treatment plants Labour Climate Spokesperson Senator Rebecca Moynihan has today slammed Government inaction in investment of wastewater treatment plants. This comes following an EPA report found that the equivalent of three Olympic-size swimming pools of untreated raw sewage are flowing into Ireland’s water systems every day. Senator Moynihan said….

Labour Leader Ivana Bacik has demanded an urgent response from Government following the publication of the Simon Community Report today. The “Locked out of the Market” report found just 27 properties were available to rent within the standard housing assistance payment (HAP) scheme limits in 16 highly populated areas in Ireland. Deputy Bacik said: “This…

Current housing targets now clearly are grossly inadequate We need to see provision for 1 million homes in 10 years Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has today called for more ambition from Government to build more houses and address the housing crisis. Deputy Bacik said. “We are in a housing crisis which has been exacerbated…