News – The Labour Party  • Question of confidence in the Minister if she will not engage with the evidence contained in the Joint Oireachtas Committee report. • Minister is misrepresenting the Citizens’ Assembly report and conflating decriminalisation with legalisation. Labour Health Spokesperson and member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Drugs Use, Marie Sherlock…

News – The Labour Party Labour calls a vote on Government’s delaying tactic Bacik calls on ALL TDs to use their vote to support survivors of childhood sexual abuse Following the conclusion of debate on Labour’s Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Against Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2025, Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has…

News – The Labour Party Public information campaign on spiking needed ahead of freshers return Labour spokesperson on further and higher education Senator Laura Harmon has called on Minister Lawless to ensure that clear policy is in place for further and higher education institutions on reporting sexual violence and harassment. Senator Harmon said: “Today I’ve…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Finance spokesperson Deputy Ged Nash has called on the Government to take urgent action to tackle rising food and energy prices after raising the issue directly with the Tánaiste during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil today. Deputy Nash said working families are already struggling to put food on the table…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Further and Higher Education spokesperson Senator Laura Harmon has called on the Minister for Further and Higher Education to urgently intervene following reports that more than 200 international students at a Limerick language school have been left uncertain about whether they can complete their English language courses or transfer to…

News – The Labour Party School Summer Programme is a vital support for children with additional educational needs   Labour Party Education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has called on the Minister for Education to urgently address failures in the School Summer Programme after reports that many schools reached the end of the academic year without…

News – The Labour Party New Trinity study exposes severe social, economic and wellbeing impacts of congestion on M50 users Labour’s Mark Wall TD has called for urgent Government action to tackle Ireland’s growing congestion crisis following the publication of a major new study by the Centre for Transport Research at Trinity College Dublin. The…

News – The Labour Party The Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Against Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2025 would close long-standing loopholes that have allowed unincorporated bodies to avoid responsibility, even as they transferred assets into complex trust arrangements. Taoiseach confirmed to Deputy Bacik on Tuesday that Government will not oppose the Bill and will…