Labour Party TD for Tipperary, Alan Kelly has said it is vital that documents that were given to the leader of Fianna Fáil yesterday are given to other Opposition parties today. Deputy Kelly said: “The fact that only the leader of Fianna Fáil has been given access to documents by the Taoiseach makes a mockery…

Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD has called for the batch of documents provided to Fianna Fáil from the Department of Justice to be provided to all opposition parties, and that clarity is needed as to whether these have also been provided to the Disclosures Tribunal. Deputy Howlin said: “In an attempt to salvage the…

Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said in reaction to this afternoon’s comments by the Independent Alliance that it is clear their only concern is retaining their own seats, instead of asking for answers to the outstanding questions on justice issues. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “This afternoon the Independent Alliance has called for Fine Gael and…

Labour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin TD, at today’s meeting of the Labour Party Parliamentary Party, laid out the Labour Party’s plan for the possibility of a general election. Deputy Howlin said: “The events of the last fortnight have been extraordinary. “Since late October, Alan Kelly has been tabling questions to the Minister for Justice, to…

The Parliamentary Labour Party will hold a special meeting today at 1pm in Leinster House, and will be available to speak to reporters afterwards on the plinth at 1.30pm

Speaking at the Labour Party meeting on “Housing and Urban Regeneration” in the Skylon Hotel on Thursday 23 November, Joe Costello stated that all recent indicators demonstrated that the housing crisis is getting worse and new approach is needed. “Homeless figures for November showed a record of 5,298 adults and 3,194 children homeless with a…

Labour leader Brendan Howlin has today called on the Minister for Justice and Equality to apologise to Dáil Éireann for his failings and those of his Department to prevent incorrect information from being repeatedly provided to parliament. “Earlier today, I warned that a focus on whether the Dáil has confidence in the Tánaiste risked diverting…

Vice Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, Alan Kelly TD, has described the re-opening of Stepaside Garda Station as incredible. Deputy Kelly said: “What we heard at this morning’s Public Accounts Committee surrounding the re-opening of Stepaside Garda Station is unbelievable. “The Head of Policing in Dublin, Assistant Garda Commissioner Pat Leahy, admitted to the…