News – The Labour Party Stamp duty cut risks being swallowed up by higher house prices Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has accused Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael of engaging in a “phoney war” over stamp duty to distract from their failure to deliver enough affordable homes. Deputy Sheehan said cutting stamp duty for…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Laura Harmon has called on the GAA to urgently set out a clear timeline for the full integration of the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association following the resignation yesterday of former President of Ireland Dr Mary McAleese as chairperson of the Integration Committee. Senator Harmon said the concerns raised…

News – The Labour PartyThere is something very wrong when everyday living in Ireland has become so expensive. Going to work. Raising a family. Renting a home. Heating your house. These are not luxuries, yet for too many people the ordinary costs of everyday life are swallowing up more and more of their income. That…

News – The Labour PartyChairperson of the Oireachtas Sports Committee and Labour Party TD Alan Kelly has paid tribute to the work carried out by Dr Mary McAleese today following news that she has stepped down as chairperson of the Integration Committee overseeing the Integration of the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association and other organisations….

News – The Labour Party UK set to go further and ban trade in goods and some services from illegal Israeli settlements   Labour foreign affairs spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has called on Government to urgently strengthen Ireland’s Occupied Territories Bill following confirmation that the UK Government is set to ban trade in goods and…

News – The Labour Party Unacceptable to see 200,000 children in poverty in a country as wealthy as Ireland. Budget must include commitment to a targeted second rate of child benefit. Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has condemned the large recorded increase in child poverty, saying it was the direct result of budget decisions made…

News – The Labour PartyLabour justice spokesperson Alan Kelly TD has called on Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan to drop plans to increase the residency requirement for Irish citizenship from five to eight years, describing the proposal as performative politics that will do little to improve Ireland’s immigration system. Deputy Kelly said: “Minister O’Callaghan needs…

News – The Labour Party Data centres cannot get special treatment while households pay the price Labour climate spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has reiterated calls for a moratorium on further data centre expansion, after the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) proposed offering large energy users cut-price gas in return for accepting possible disruption to…