News – The Labour PartyLabour TD and member of the Public Accounts Committee Eoghan Kenny has called for stronger financial controls in the HSE following today’s examination of millions of euro in unnecessary spending, lost income and retrospective consultant payments. The PAC heard that €8.55 million has been spent since 2020 storing PPE, vaccines and…

News – The Labour Party Help to Buy hike will pour petrol on house prices Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has today called on the Housing Minister to abandon plans to increase the Help to Buy tax refund from €30,000 to €50,000. Deputy Sheehan said the reported proposal would push more public money and…

News – The Labour Party Justice Minister took three attempts to provide a straight answer about knowledge of defective Garda gun holsters  Serious questions over integrity, accountability and whistleblower protections within An Garda Síochána Labour Party has consistently raised issue for years and no answers forthcoming Questioning the Taoiseach during Leaders’ Questions today, Labour Party…

News – The Labour Party O’Shea Review recommendation remains unimplemented more than three years after publication Labour health spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has warned that the removal of the mandatory three-day waiting period for abortion care is now in real jeopardy following today’s Health Committee hearing. She called on the Minister for Health to clarify…

News – The Labour Party Minister must act now to avert public service industrial action Labour finance spokesperson Ged Nash TD has called on the Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers to create the conditions for meaningful negotiations with trade unions on a potential new public service pay agreement. He said that the Minister’s ‘nonchalance’…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking after the NTA’s appearance in the Oireachtas Transport Committee, Labour Spokesperson for Transport Ciarán Ahern has called on Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael TDs to urge their party colleagues – the Government ministers making this decision – to provide the necessary investment to prevent the planned public transport fare hikes….

News – The Labour Party Minister must publish a plan for water, wastewater and electricity connections as Central Bank cuts completion forecasts for 2026 and 2027 Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has called on the Government to urgently set out how it will remove the planning and infrastructure barriers delaying new homes, following a…

News – The Labour PartyLabour arts spokesperson Rob O’Donoghue TD has expressed his strong support for the artists who have withdrawn from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with Macklemore, after the US rapper was removed from the remaining US dates following comments in support of Palestine at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey earlier this month….