Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has written to An Taoiseach, calling for the Government to ensure that religious orders fully contribute to any redress scheme addressing the systemic child sexual abuse uncovered in Ireland’s educational institutions. Bacik has urged that the Government support the Labour Party’s “Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Unincorporated Bodies of…

Labour Cllr and General Election Candidate Conor Sheehan has called on Government to take serious and immediate action to address failures in UHL. Cllr Sheehan said: “The INMO’s Trolleywatch figures show that once again University Hospital Limerick is the most overcrowded with 86 people on trolleys as of today. This news comes following the harrowing…

Labour’s Health Spokesperson, Duncan Smith TD, has called for immediate and decisive action following the publication of the report into the tragic death of Aoife Johnston at University Hospital Limerick (UHL). Deputy Smith said: “It is heartbreaking to read the findings of the report into Aoife Johnston’s death. My thoughts are with Aoife’s family and…

Labour Cllr and General Election candidate Conor Sheehan has called on the Minister for Health to address the long-publicised capacity issues in UHL following the report into the death of Aoife Johnston. Cllr Sheehan said: “Today is another harrowing day for the family of Aoife Johnston. To learn that her death was almost certainly avoidable…

We need affordable, accessible childcare for all Labour supports the National Women’s Council’s call for a public childcare system   Labour’s Senator Marie Sherlock has called for a public, universal early childhood education and care system, stressing the urgent need for affordable, accessible childcare for families across the country.    Senator Sherlock said:  “In communities…

Speaking during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil today, Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik called out Government’s failure to deliver the housing supply that is desperately needed. Deputy Bacik said: “Since the inception of Minister O’Brien’s Housing for All strategy, we have seen an increase of more than 70% in child homelessness. These are…

Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD slammed Government’s continued failure to tackle the housing crisis. This comes as the latest residential property price index, compiled by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), indicates that property prices increased by 9.6 per cent in the 12 months to the end of July. Deputy Bacik said: “Fianna Fáil and Fine…

Labour Dublin MEP Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has delivered on Labour’s demand for a housing commissioner. Speaking following the announcement of the next Commission, Ó Ríordáin said: “It’s hugely significant that a Housing Commissioner has been proposed. Even more importantly, it will be in socialist hands – proving once again the value of having an Irish…