News – The Labour Party– Near-unanimous teacher vote demands urgent pay talks Labour education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has called on Government to immediately re-enter meaningful pay talks after primary school teachers voted overwhelmingly for industrial action. Teachers will begin a work-to-rule on 5 October in response to Government’s failure to secure a new public…

News – The Labour Party Government has failed to include the debate in the weekly Dáil schedule Labour whip Duncan Smith TD has condemned Government’s failure to schedule a Dáil debate with Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan and former justice minister Helen McEntee on the serious issues raised by Garda whistle-blowers. Labour sought the debate…

News – The Labour Party Kelly urges independent investigation into faulty holsters given to Gardaí Labour justice spokesperson Alan Kelly TD questioned Minister Helen McEntee in the Dáil on the RTÉ Investigates programme that aired yesterday evening, saying that Minister McEntee’s interference in the handling of a protected disclosure was exactly what the Taoiseach described…

News – The Labour PartyLabour further and higher education spokesperson Senator Laura Harmon has reiterated her call for urgent Government intervention to ensure students from Gaza who have secured fully funded scholarships at Irish universities can take up their places this year. Speaking as campaigners protest outside the Department of Justice today, Senator Harmon called…

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…