News – The Labour Party Labour Party Education spokesperson, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has said the recently published Bertelsmann Stifung report on education across the European Union challenges the notion that our education system could be the best in Europe.  Senator Ó Ríordáin commented:  “The report lays bare the nonsense that Minister Bruton has been…

News – The Labour PartyI congratulate my colleague, Deputy Jan O’Sullivan, on bringing forward this very important Bill.  As Deputy O’Sullivan set out earlier, children have no rights to protection, safety or a roof over their heads except as dependants of their parents, even though the rights of the child have been written into the…

News – The Labour Party I wish to commend the Housing (Homeless Families) Bill to the House and thank those who have already indicated their support for the Bill. No child should have to sleep on the streets; no child should be sent to a Garda station in the middle of the night for want…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Sport, Councillor Mark Wall, has expressed his disappointment at news from London that Ireland has failed to clinch Rugby World Cup hosting duties in 2023, but praised the efforts of the Irish delegation. Cllr Wall said: “I think for any Irish sports fan it has certainly been a…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party is delighted to announce that Aaron Mills, of Coolock, Dublin is the recipient of the 2017 Richard O’Carroll Empowerment Bursary which was first awarded in 2016 as part of the Labour Party’s centenary commemoration of the 1916 Rising. Aaron Mills who completed his Leaving Certificate at the top…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017 will be debated in Private Members Time in the Dáil on Wednesday from 4.45pm. The Bill would require Local Authorities to recognise the rights of a child in a family unit when applying for accommodation or other assistance, which are currently not explicitly recognised under…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party legislation to recognise homeless children in their own right within the family unit will be debated during Private Members’ Time in the Dáil this evening. The Homeless Families Bill would require Local Authorities to recognise the rights of a child in a family unit when applying for accommodation or…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD Alan Kelly has said: “The Taoiseach’s response today in the Dail to my questions regarding the Department of Justice raise even more questions than answers. “Firstly the Taoiseach refused to say whether the Department of Justice were privy to the legal strategy adopted by the previous Garda Commissioner at…