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Government failing Midlands as Enterprise Ireland supported jobs lost

News – The Labour PartyLabour candidate for Longford-Westmeath Alan Mangan has criticised the Fine Gael Government, for its ongoing failure to deliver jobs and investment in the Midlands, with the latest report from Enterprise Ireland yesterday showing a loss of jobs in the Midlands in 2019, adding to the losses from Bord na Móna. Mr…

Labour Admin

08 January 2020

National Conversation needed on the future direction of Childcare Policy

News – The Labour PartySpeaking in relation to the current looming crisis in the childcare sector, and the possibility of a 24-hour strike, Labour Party spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Seán Sherlock TD,  has called for a national conversation on the future direction of childcare policy. Deputy Sherlock said: “We all know that experiences…

Seán Sherlock TD
08 January 2020

Coveney takes unprecedented vow of silence on Iranian crisis – not the stuff of a country aspiring to security council membership

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has described the Government and Minister Simon Coveney’s failure to make any meaningful comment on events unfolding in the Gulf as extremely disappointing for a Government seeking a seat for Ireland on the UN Security Council. Deputy Howlin said: “Minister Coveney appears to have taken a…

Labour Admin

08 January 2020

Planning Application real cause of concern for Iveagh Markets

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party representative for Dublin South Central. Rebecca Moynihan, has said it is time for Dublin City Council to make moves on the ownership of the Iveagh Markets. Councillor Moynihan said: “It is over two years since Dublin City Council backed my call to take back control of the iconic Iveagh…

Senator Rebecca Moynihan
06 January 2020

O’Sullivan says opening of 60 bed unit in 2020 can’t be just a pre-election stunt

News – The Labour PartyLimerick Labour T.D Jan O’Sullivan is calling on the Health Minister to be crystal clear on the timeline for the opening of the 60 bed modular unit at UHL. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “Minister Harris must give the people of the Midwest clarity on the exact time for the construction, fit out…

Labour Admin

06 January 2020

Time for Fine Gael to end hospital recruitment ban

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said it is time for the Government to end their recruitment ban in our hospitals. This comes as 760 patients have been reported to be on trolleys by the INMO – the worst day of overcrowding on record. Deputy Kelly said: “The trolley…

06 January 2020

New Climate Law is a pre-election PR effort

News – The Labour PartyLabour Climate spokesperson Seán Sherlock TD has criticised the latest Government PR effort on climate as failing to provide real powers to the re-jigged Climate Council, or take the strong action needed to reduce our emissions. Proposal to ban sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2030 is unrealistic without greater…

Seán Sherlock TD
06 January 2020

Budget could have increased SW payments

News – The Labour PartyHowlin says denial of cost of living increase for pensioners revealed as ‘mean’ in light of budget surplus increase in Exchequer Returns Labour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin TD, said today that the latest Exchequer Return figures show a budget surplus twice what was predicted by the Government in October, showing that…

Labour Admin

05 January 2020

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