Labour Cllr for Dún Laoghaire, Juliet O’Connell has said the recent failure of the Bleeper bike scheme in the town and county shows the urgent need for a public bike scheme as Labour pioneered in Dublin City. A Department of Transport costing shows a €1m investment would enable the rollout of a public bike scheme…

With a planned 72-hour strike action by staff operating Go Safe speed camera vans starting tomorrow morning, Labour Party leader, Brendan Howlin TD has called on the Minister for Justice to clarify if Garda resources will be diverted from communities for road policing this weekend, and outline why the Minister won’t call on the company…

Speaking in relation to the pending decision by European leaders to extend the UK’s membership of the EU, the leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, called on President Macron of France to reconsider his opposition to an extension of three months or longer. Deputy Howlin said: “Press reports indicate that President Macron of…

Labour 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 my deep sympathies to…

Labour 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 up to €800 to…

Labour 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 hour. “Workers, parents and…

Labour 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 Ríordáin commented: “In a…

Reacting 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 cleaning products, among other…