Responding to the announcement of a planned strike by childcare workers on the 5th February, Labour spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Seán Sherlock T.D, said: “The crisis in the childcare sector is one that has been brewing for some time, and yet it seems the seriousness of the issue has still not been fully…

Labour Party Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said the Labour Party fully supports school secretaries who are taking part in industrial action today. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “As a long time supporter of Fórsa’s Support Our Secretaries campaign, Labour is fully behind school secretaries who are taking action against the Department of Education and…

Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin will be available to speak to the reporters today, Thursday 9th January at 4pm on the latest political developments What: Doorstep with Brendan Howlin Where: Leinster House Plinth When: 4pm, today Thursday 9th January.  

Responding to the announcement of €1m in State funding for free books at primary level, Labour spokesperson on Education, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said: “Obviously I welcome any initiative to provide school children with free books, which as the Government knows is something the Labour Party has been calling for, for some time. “But the…

Waterford Mayor, and Labour General Election candidate, Cllr John Pratt has called for better planning, and a commitment to invest in public heath services instead of relying on short term extra beds in private nursing homes. Cllr Pratt said: “The Minister for Health’s commitment to making 199 additional hospital beds available by the end of…

Brendan Howlin TD, Leader of the Labour Party, has accused the Government of throwing good money away in its dispute with the Data Protection Commission. Deputy Howlin said: “I had hoped that we had got over the bad old days of arms of government spending money in legal disputes with other government agencies, but no….

At a meeting of the Labour constituency executive in Dublin Fingal tonight, Brendan Ryan TD has announced that he will not be contesting the upcoming General Election. Deputy Ryan said: “It has been a great privilege and honour for me to represent the people of Dublin Fingal in Dáil Éireann for nearly nine years now,…

Decision on Brady’s a disaster which dismantles responsible planning and promotes substandard housing Decision caused by Minister Murphy’s new planning rules which facilitate developers Joan Burton TD criticised the decision of An Bord Pleanála today to allow a large-scale co-living development on the site of Brady’s Pub, Castleknock: “This disastrous decision is the direct consequence…