Collective Bargaining key to eliminating low pay Labour spokesperson for workers’ rights, Marie Sherlock has today (Thursday, 20th October) said that the appalling gap of 23% between the living wage and the minimum wage must be closed further and faster by the government. Responding to the publication of the 2023 Living Wage Technical Groups findings…

Labour spokesperson for workers’ rights, Marie Sherlock has today (Wednesday, 19th October) welcomed the appointment of Owen Reidy as the new General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and paid tribute to outgoing ICTU General Secretary, Patricia King. Senator Sherlock said: “I had the privilege of working closely with Owen in SIPTU…

In advance of an RTÉ Investigates programme on O’Connell Street, Labour Dublin Central Senator Marie Sherlock said the regeneration of the area as promised by developers taking over the Clery’s building remains undelivered. Without a commitment from Dublin City Council, Government and business interests to renew the area, Senator Sherlock said the local community will…

Labour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has demanded that the Minister for Education appear before the Education Committee this week to outline the reasons behind the Junior Cert results delay. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said the Minister has consistently shown massive disrespect to this group of students. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “The delayed release of the…

Labour spokesperson on Further and Higher Education Senator Annie Hoey has reiterated Labour’s call for the abolition of student fees to make Higher Education fully publicly funded. Following the announcement of an additional payment for students in receipt of grants, Senator Hoey said we must aspire to free higher level education to provide equality of…

Surcharge levy should be placed on all data centres Pressing need to re-evaluate State “open door” policy for data centres Labour Finance Spokesperson Ged Nash has today (Monday 17th October) called on the government to ban data centres from the new energy relief scheme announced as part of Budget 2023 and to put in place…

Calls for removing of barriers to tenant in situ scheme and mapping exercise by local authorities to prevent homelessness In anticipation of the likely implementation of an eviction ban this winter, Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan said every moment must be utilised between now and the lifting of the ban to protect people from entering…

Labour will put forward amendment to Finance Bill calling for the Covid-19 tax bill to be scrapped  Labour finance spokesperson, Ged Nash, has today (Saturday 15th October) strongly urged the Minister for Finance to bin Covid wage subsidy tax bills Responding to the news that close to 300,000 workers who received the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP)…