930 families still without a home and total homelessness up again by 118 to 8,132. 943 young people aged 18-24 without a home, an increase of 165 or 21% in one month. Evictions are the primary cause of homelessness. Responding to the July homelessness figures, Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan highlighted the deeply concerning increase…

Vacant property tax must be robust enough to ensure effectiveness Renters cannot be forgotten Policy should not be based on the premise that people should couple up The Government’s Housing for All plan must have targeted action points to fix the dysfunctional housing market that has let too many people down, said Labour housing spokesperson…

Noting continued closures of creches throughout the country and the serious scarcity of affordable childcare places, Labour childcare spokesperson Ivana Bacik TD has said that a radical overhaul is necessary to address systemic failings in the provision of childcare in Ireland. Deputy Bacik said: “There are serious problems with Ireland’s childcare system. Places are becoming increasingly…

Minister indicated package would be available in the Autumn. Tánaiste told Dáil in June it would be published in the coming weeks. With schools reopening in the days ahead, Labour Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has again called on the Minister to clarify when the ‘catch-up’ scheme would be launched after she indicated in early…

No ongoing justification for failure to provide roadmaps for Arts and entertainment sector. PUP cuts from 7th September will disproportionately impact workers in sectors with no reopening plan. Labour Arts spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock has said that it beggars belief that so many months after the first re-opening road map for 2021 that all parts…

As children in Ireland gear up to return to school after a disruptive and unpredictable year, Labour TD Ivana Bacik has highlighted the ongoing crisis faced by vulnerable children in Palestine as she launched Sadaka’s ‘No Way to Treat a Child’ campaign outside Liberty Hall today. Deputy Bacik said: “This August, as happens every August,…

Labour enterprise spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has welcomed the public consultation on the right to request remote working published today but said the Tánaiste cannot delay any longer in publishing detailed legislation to protect workers opting to work remotely. Ó Ríordáin said there is now an opportunity to go the full way for workers and…

Labour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called on Government to consider its powers to make primary education genuinely free of charge. Marking the return to school, Deputy Ó Ríordáin said many families will struggle over the coming months to pay for schoolbooks, uniforms and voluntary contributions. What’s missing is a compassionate approach to education…