Carbon Tax Credit of €200 to tackle soaring cost of living €7.50 inflation-busting increase to all social welfare payments Taxes on wealth and clampdown on reliefs to raise €1 billion Labour finance spokesperson Ged Nash said that Labour’s alternative budget plans would deliver a real and sustained pandemic dividend that would see investment in childcare,…

Reacting to the news that 467 people are currently on hospital trolleys today, Labour health spokesperson Duncan Smith said that the high trolley numbers suggest the beginning of a new health crisis. Highlighting the many efforts made by frontline workers during the pandemic, Deputy Smith said many of these workers are moving from one crisis…

Labour defence spokesperson Mark Wall has welcomed the appointment by the Minister for Defence of a Confidential Contact Person (CCP) to help former and serving members of the Defence Forces who make allegations of bullying, harassment, sexual harassment or discrimination. Speaking after the PDFORRA conference today, Senator Wall reiterated his calls on the Minister to immediately…

Senator Marie Sherlock yesterday joined with childcare workers in organising a protest outside Leinster House in opposition to the exclusion of some of the most disadvantaged  children from the new National Childcare Scheme. Senator Sherlock, who is based in Dublin Central, has been working with childcare providers who first flagged problems with the National Childcare…

The Labour Party will launch our Alternative Budget 2022 at 2.30pm today, Wednesday October 6th at the Georgian Suite, Buswells. What: Launch of Labour’s Alternative Budget 2022. When: Wednesday 6th October, 2.30pm Where: Georgian Suite, Buswells. In line with current Covid regulations all attending must have their Covid cert & photo ID on arrival at the…

Deputy Ged Nash and Senator Marie Sherlock will be available to speak to the media on the plinth at 11am today Tuesday October 5th responding to the National Development Plan and other issues of the day. This will be followed by a photocall outside Kildare St gates protesting changes made to the National Childcare Scheme.  What:…

Labour transport spokesperson Duncan Smith said the downgrading of Metrolink in the National Development Plan published today shines a light on the total lack of political will to deliver Metrolink. Deputy Smith said: “It is truly disappointing that to see there is no commitment from government in the NDP to a completion date for Metrolink….

Plan has all the hallmarks of a political ready-up Little credibility in a wish-list with no detailed costings and timelines for delivery Climate assessments must not be sacrificed for political expediency The revised National Development Plan is a work of fiction and has all the hallmarks of an old-style political ready-up, according to Labour’s Finance…