Speaking on the passage of the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020, Labour Group Seanad leader and Spokesperson for Children, Disability, Equality & Integration, Senator Ivana Bacik has highlighted Labour’s concerns about the legislation. She also highlighted the need for thorough debate on the Commission’s report once it…

Donnelly needs to address the impact this will have on testing and what contingency measures will be put in place Answers are needed on the National Virus Reference Laboratory testing facility, the country’s largest Covid-19 testing facility will close for two weekends due to staff shortages according to Labour Leader Alan Kelly. Deputy Kelly said…

Audit needed of all the products used in schools and system that verifies that they are safe Issuing a press release at 11pm effectively closing affected schools is not acceptable Labour Education Spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said an explanation is needed on why it took the Department of Education three days to recall Vira…

Labour Senator Marie Sherlock has called on the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) to reinstate the moratorium on utility disconnections which existed from March until June, as the country enters Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions. The CRU announced an initial moratorium on utility disconnections to assist vulnerable people during the first wave of the…

The changes to the Fianna Fáil Residential Tenancies Bill being brought through the Oireachtas at the moment do not go far enough and will not protect renters according to Labour Housing Spokesperson, Senator Rebecca Moynihan. The Labour Party are proposing an amendments to the Bill in the Seanad. Senator Moynihan said: “The moratorium on evictions…

Labour Leader Alan Kelly has called on the Government to consider modifying the restrictions on partners not being allowed to accompany or visit expectant mothers during and after pregnancy. Speaking at Leader’s Questions, Deputy Kelly urged the Tánaiste to change the restrictions on compassionate grounds. Deputy Kelly said: “I was struck by Áine, a constituent…

Amnesty describes shootings of protestors as extrajudicial executions. Those responsible must be held accountable. Responding to the lethal use of force against peaceful protestors in Nigeria, Labour Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brendan Howlin condemned the state led violence, and the indiscriminate killing of people in response to protests against police violence, and said the Minister for…

Sky Sports and GAA should allow games to be broadcast on free to air channels over next six weeks. With eight upcoming senior GAA inter-county games only available to view with a Sky Sports subscription, Labour Sport spokesperson Mark Wall has called on the games to be made free to air when people are confined…