Labour health spokesperson Duncan Smith has urged the HSE to immediately begin talks in good faith following a Labour Court recommendation on Covid compensation. Backing union calls for justice for frontline workers, Deputy Smith said the Government must pay more than lip service to the people who kept the country going during the pandemic. Deputy…

Advisory Council’s term must be extended Minister and HSE must respond to roadblocks highlighted by former Chair Labour health spokesperson Duncan Smith said the Minister and HSE must immediately extend the term of the Sláintecare Implementation Advisory Council and listen to the concerns members have repeated raised. Deputy Smith said there are serious questions of…

Concerns for young workers and whether they’ll be discriminated against on age grounds and get less than €1860 special redundancy payment. Concern for workers who opted to move off PUP onto Back to Education Allowance in order to retrain and their eligibility for special payment. Speaking on the announcement of a special redundancy payment, Employment…

In advance of tomorrow’s Dáil debate on the Labour Renters’ Rights Bill, Labour TD for Dublin Bay South Ivana Bacik has said that it is time for the government to address the power imbalance in the rental market. Highlighting the testimonies of constituents, Deputy Bacik has said that the government needs to address the bleak…

Labour Bill would ban all advertising of gambling in Ireland Experts report increase in gambling disorder referrals since Covid lockdown Highlighting comments made by a former Paddy Power executive on RTÉ, Labour spokesperson on sport Mark Wall has reiterated his call to Government to prioritise Labour Party legislation that would ban all gambling ads. Pointing…

Deputy Ivana Bacik and Deputy Ged Nash will be available to speak to the media on the plinth at 11am today Tuesday, September 21st on Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill and other issues of the day. What: Doorstep with Ivana Bacik and Ged Nash Where: Leinster House plinth, Kildare St. When: 11am, Tuesday 21st September. For…

Labour employment spokesperson Marie Sherlock has said it is a disgrace that workers throughout the country are expected to return to the workplace without any guarantee of paid sick leave. Highlighting the challenges ahead for both workers and employers, Senator Sherlock said at this delicate time for the workplace, the Government must fast-track Labour legislation…

Following reports in the Mail on Sunday that MetroLink could be delayed by up to seven years, Labour transport spokesperson and Fingal TD Duncan Smith said the Minster must urgently respond to these reports and clarify the current timelines for the MetroLink project. Highlighting the importance of the project for assisting getting the economy back…