News – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on Employment, Ged Nash, has said the latest comments by the Taoiseach on healthcare workers shows how fatally inept Fine Gael is when it comes to industrial relations. Senator Nash said: “The Taoiseach needs to reflect on the comments he made about healthcare workers in the Dáil chamber…

News – The Labour Party Labour Party Health spokesperson has said that the Taoiseach is out of touch when it comes to the work nurses do during crisis periods in our health services. Deputy Kelly said: “The comments by the Taoiseach yesterday on nurses and consultants taking annual leave were completely out of touch. The…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson for Equality and Councillor in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, Deirdre Kingston has welcomed the decision by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to provide free sanitary products in county libraries. Cllr Kingston proposed the initiative at tonight’s Budget meeting. The move follows a decision by Dublin City Council in September following…

News – The Labour PartyAt the Oireachtas Education Committee today, Labour TD for Dublin West Joan Burton asked the Minister for Education to agree to hold an inquiry into how the situation with Western Building Systems arose, and in particular the negative impact on schools in Tyrrelstown. He acknowledged that answers were needed. Deputy Burton…

News – The Labour Party Following publication of the NWCI’s ‘Out of Silence’ report into women’s mental health, Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said we must use the Scally Report approach as a template to improve mental health services for women. Deputy Kelly said: “This stark report published by NWCI shows us…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Equality, and General Election Candidate for Dún Laoghaire,Councillor Deirdre Kingston has called on Ministers Eoghan Murphy and Damien English to issue a circular to local councils directing them to pursue Compulsory Purchase Orders on vacant and derelict sites. Speaking today Cllr. Kingston said: “Last night I had a…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking in advance of the Labour Party Conference’s panel discussion on Brexit, involving Claire Hanna MLA (SDLP), Stephen Pound MP (UK Labour), Loraine Mulligan (Labour), Dominic Hannigan (Labour) and Manuel Cortes (General Secretary, TSSA Union), and reacting to the latest comments from Taoiseach Leo Varadkar about the Brexit negotiations, the Leader…

News – The Labour PartyThe 70th Labour party Conference will reconvene from 10.30am this morning, Sunday 4th November in the Ballsbridge Hotel. There will be a media doorstep at 2pm with Brendan Howlin TD. Debate will resume on party affairs motions concerning coalition, and leadership eligiblity. Following that will be motions on Culture, Heritage &…