News – The Labour PartyLabour whip Duncan Smith TD has urged Government to see sense and end the charade that Micheal Lowry and his Regional Group will be designated as a hybrid group for Dáil speaking rights. Smith said: “The latest proposal from Government is truly beyond belief. They are rewriting the very terms of…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Marie Sherlock TD has called on the newly appointed Enterprise Minister to intervene in the proposed changes to civil servants working practices. Deputy Sherlock said: “There are two issues here: one, the somewhat unilateral decision to change workers terms and two, the decision to row back on progress in the…

News – The Labour PartyDeputy Ged Nash TD said: “The announcement at Glen Dimplex in Dunleer that 70 manufacturing jobs at the plant are at risk is a disaster for the workers and their families as well as the wider community in Dunleer and Mid-Louth. “It sounds the death knell for good manufacturing jobs at…

News – The Labour Party 75% of schools report no applicants Labour’s Eoghan Kenny TD has slammed the government’s failure to address the teacher recruitment and retention crisis following stark new figures released this morning by the Principals and Deputy Principals Association. The survey found that 75% of schools had experienced no applicants for vacancies…

News – The Labour Party Each Minister of State costs at least €500,000 No objective justification for increased number of Ministers of State Labour’s Finance & Public Expenditure Ged Nash has said the creation of 23 Minister of State posts would make Bertie Ahern blush. Figures compiled by the Labour Party show each Minister of…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Dublin MEP Aodhán Ó Ríordáin says Trump’s move to row back on workers rights is a stark warning for Irish and European workers. Ó Ríordáin said: “Unfortunately we’ve seen all the moves in this playbook before. The draconian changes to federal workers’ rights in the US acts as a reminder…

News – The Labour Party Over 770 patients on trolleys nationwide, 110 in UHL Labour’s Conor Sheehan TD for Limerick City has slammed Government’s handling of the ongoing trolley crisis, with the latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s (INMO) trolley watch revealing a shocking 770 people waiting for beds in hospitals nationwide….

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s TD for Dublin Central, Marie Sherlock, has called for urgent reform of Ireland’s dysfunctional waste management system, as consumers are being made to pay for the success of the Deposit Return Scheme with outrageous price hikes. Highlighting the frustration felt by residents and businesses, Deputy Sherlock criticised the Government’s failure…