News – The Labour PartyLabour’s finance spokesperson Ged Nash TD has urged Government to introduce an emergency mini-Budget to support PAYE workers through the cost of living crisis that is worsening under Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil. Questioning Minister McEntee during Leaders’ Questions today, Deputy Nash said the message from this Government to ordinary working…

News – The Labour Party €11,522,504 spent on agency staff in Wexford between 2023-2025 Fraction of spend goes to actual workers for the agency  Wasteful spend of taxpayers money demands answers from Government  Labour TD for Wexford George Lawlor has expressed his concern at massive overspend by the HSE on agency staff. Following news that…

News – The Labour Party Minister for Health and new HSE CEO must set out precisely the service impact and ensure that frontline roles will not be on the firing line. HSE has 136,606 WTE funded posts for 2026 while almost 4,000 HSE staff posts were unfilled at the end of last year, and the…

News – The Labour PartyParents of children waiting years for an Assessment of Need today brought their fight for justice to the European Parliament’s Petitions Committee, calling for action over Ireland’s failure to meet its legal obligations to children with additional needs. The petition was supported by the committee today – being referred to the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Spokesperson on Education Eoghan Kenny TD has called for the introduction of a centralised school admissions system following the publication of the Taskforce Report on special education provision in Dublin 15. The report highlights major gaps in forward planning, communication and support services for children with special educational needs,…

News – The Labour Party Walsh says Publication of report is long overdue Cllr John Walsh (Labour, Dublin 15) welcomed publication of the Report of the Task Force on Special Education in Dublin 15 and called on the Government to deliver the necessary resources to implement the recommendations in full: “The publication of the report…

News – The Labour Party Refusal to fund Phase 1 of regeneration project inexcusable Minister needs to let DCC get on with estate regeneration Labour’s housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD said Government’s decision to pull the plug the regeneration commitment made to Oliver Bonds is disgraceful. Raising it with the Taoiseach in the Dáil today,…

News – The Labour Party Reverse VAT cuts to fund tax indexation €100 grocery support via Child Benefit Windfall tax on energy profits to pay for energy credits Increase bank levy to support small business energy grants  Pilot free public transport to tackle congestion  Deploy Apple funds to turbocharge retrofitting Labour’s finance spokesperson Ged Nash…