News – The Labour PartyLabour public spending spokesperson Ged Nash has demanded the release of all documents and full costings relating to the deal Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil made with so-called Independent TDs to lift the eviction ban. Deputy Nash said: “Aside from the enormous societal cost, it cost Irish taxpayers at least €12…

News – The Labour Party Gross exploitation and the deprivation of basic working conditions are at stake Labour spokesperson on workers’ rights Marie Sherlock has welcomed the approval of the new EU Directive on Platform Work. Senator Sherlock said: “I’m relieved to see that the Government has changed its stance over the past number of…

News – The Labour Party“It is absolutely disgraceful that the HSE are planning to deprive North Tipperary of the new state of the art Nursing Home in Nenagh that has remained unopened since being completed last year. “The overcrowding situation in UHL is so wrong but two wrongs don’t make a right and depriving elderly…

News – The Labour PartyThe findings of an NBCI investigation regarding the case of a Community Garda who gave a bike to a pensioner during COVID go to the heart of morale issues within An Garda Síochána, according to Labour justice spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “The length of time it has…

News – The Labour Party Code of practice on remote and flexible working arrangements is major missed opportunity. Labour workers’ rights spokesperson Marie Sherlock said the publication of the Code of Practice on the Right to Request Flexible Work and Remote working is a sad day for the many workers looking for flexible and remote…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s European candidate for Ireland South, Niamh Hourigan, says that the recent passing of a new EU bill to better regulate short-term rentals shows that EU institutions can be part of the solution to Ireland’s housing crisis. Hourigan was speaking after the European parliament last week passed a bill which will…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s finance spokesperson Ged Nash has slammed Government for its failure to increase and update its housing targets immediately. Deputy Nash said: “It’s simply incredible that Government is holding back the publication of the National Planning Framework, which informs housing requirements, until it receives updated population projections from the ESRI. “They…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has today at Leaders Questions raised the escalating crisis gripping hospitals nationwide. Deputy Bacik said “With hospital overcrowding conditions reaching dangerous levels in so many hospitals across the country, and patients reporting lengthy waits at Limerick, Tallaght, Vincents, and other hospitals, urgent action is imperative. Healthcare…