News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Senator Ivana Bacik has called for stronger Government action to address human trafficking. It comes as investigations continue into the discovery of the bodies of 39 people in the back of a lorry in Essex this week. Senator Bacik commented: “On behalf of the Labour Party, I wish to express…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has that parents are shouldering an unfair cost burden for boys to receive the HPV vaccine and that a catch up programme must be implemented Deputy Kelly said: “This week, I have received correspondence from parents who are being quoted ludicrous preventative sums of…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Transport spokesperson Kevin Humphreys has criticised the Government for continuously stalling the decision to purchase 41 extra rail car carriages for Irish Rail. Senator Humphreys said: “As the Labour Party has been saying for some time now, our trains are an absolute nightmare for commuters and train users during peak…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has criticised the decision by Fine Gael MEPs to vote against a Socialists and Democrats resolution in the European Parliament to ramp up search and rescue efforts for migrants in the Mediterranean, saying it shows a lack of solidarity and urgency on the crisis. Senator Ó…

News – The Labour PartyReacting to the announcement that the European Commission has given approval for Ireland to ban microbeads in personal care and cleaning products, Labour TD Seán Sherlock said: “I welcome news from Europe that Ireland has been given the green light to ban the use of plastic microbeads from personal care and…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD Seán Sherlock has welcomed the overwhelming majority given to the party’s motion to keep Ireland’s broadband network in public ownership. The motion, which was debated during Private Members’ time last night, has been passed by 86 votes to 50 in the Dáil this afternoon. Deputy Sherlock said: “Today’s result…

News – The Labour PartyI am from the heart of rural Ireland, Ballynacargy, and I am acutely aware of the vital importance of the delivery of broadband to many hundreds of people who reside in areas like Rathowen, Legan, Ballymore, Drumraney, Carrickboy, Abbeyshrule, Milltown and so many other rural areas. Many in those areas could…

News – The Labour PartyA well-regulated market economy requires a strong regulator and genuine competition among multiple enterprises. But when it comes to network infrastructure, whether an electricity grid or, as in this case, a network of fibre optic cables, it is often not possible to have multiple competing firms. It is simply prohibitively expensive…