After signing the register today, Labour TD for Dublin Bay South Ivana Bacik said she will prioritise key issues around housing, care, climate and community. Deputy Bacik said: “I want to pay tribute to my extraordinary campaign team led by Dermot Ryan and my Director of Elections Deputy Duncan Smith, and to the huge numbers…

Marking Disability Pride Month, Senator Annie Hoey has called for Government and opposition parties to engage with the month’s events, crucially on the issue of universal design. Speaking in the Seanad yesterday Senator Hoey said: “July is global Disability Pride Month, the annual event that seeks to shine a light on physical, learning and hidden…

Responding to news that the Department of Health has suspended the operations of the North Inner City Drugs and Alcohol Task Force, Senator Marie Sherlock has expressed alarm at the move and said there are serious questions on the motives of the Department.   Senator Sherlock said: “This suspension is a disproportionate and irresponsible over-reaction by the Department in…

Newly elected Labour Party TD for Dublin Bay South, Ivana Bacik will be available to speak to the media at 11.45am tomorrow, Tuesday 13th July with Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly and her parliamentary colleagues. What: Doorstep with Labour reps. Where: Leinster House plinth, Kildare St. When: 11.45am, Tuesday 13th July. For any journalists or…

Labour leader Alan Kelly has welcomed the High Court decision for the South Kerry Greenway to commence. Located along the Ring of Kerry route, Deputy Kelly said this scenic greenway will bring cyclists to the area from all over Europe. Deputy Kelly said: “It is hugely welcome that the South Kerry Greenway is to go…

Speaking in the Seanad today, Labour sports spokesperson Mark Wall said there is an urgent need to enact Labour’s Gambling (Prohibition of Advertising) Bill 2021 which would ban all gambling advertisement in Ireland. Highlighting the many personal stories shared by people impacted by problem gambling in Ireland, Senator Wall said this legislation is informed by…

Congratulating Ivana Bacik on her victory in the Dublin Bay South bye-election, Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly called on the government to act on the message of change from voters on housing and childcare, and said the result showed there was an alternative in Labour to the divisive politics of other parties. Deputy Kelly said:…

Labour finance spokesperson Ged Nash said the Government’s decision to provide tax breaks for funds leasing homes to local Council is pathetic.  Speaking in the Dáil last night, Deputy Nash said the policy of tax exemptions for cuckoo funds is economically illiterate and socially destructive. These policies, he said, are being pursued to the long-term…