News – The Labour PartyCommenting on the publication today by RTÉ today of the McCann Fitzgerald report into voluntary exit programme, Labour media spokesperson Marie Sherlock said the revelations today are yet another shocking example of an upstairs downstairs culture within the organisation. Senator Sherlock said: “There was an appalling situation where the former CFO…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Justice Spokesperson Aodhán Ó Riordáin TD was speaking today in the Dáil during the Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022. Deputy Ó Riordáin said “The prevailing policy of criminalisation disproportionately impacts the poor and less powerful. It dehumanises and denigrates those grappling with addiction. We must recognise that addiction…

News – The Labour Party INMO report 12,132 patients, including 278 children, went without a hospital bed this January Ireland to have a deficit of 49,000 nurses by 2041 Questioning Minister Eamon Ryan during Leaders’ Questions today, Labour leader Ivana Bacik demanded an end to the HSE recruitment freeze. Deputy Bacik said: “Minister Ryan and…

News – The Labour Party Distorted housing market now means that workers on single or combined income of €100,000 cannot afford homes in two thirds of Dublin postcodes. Growing inequality of power within workplaces in how workers are been managed, monitored and remunerated at work. Government must legislate to protect workers. Best bulwark against feeling…

News – The Labour Party***Check against delivery*** Comrades, it is a great privilege to be here today with SIPTU to mark the passing of Jim Larkin and indeed to commemorate all that he and those of his time did to create the labour movement that we have today. It is 150 years since the birth…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Health Spokesperson Duncan Smith TD today condemned Government’s failure to prioritise the well-being of older people, highlighting the Government focus on the privatisation of long-term residential care and home care. Deputy Smith said “The government agenda for divestment over investment in long-term care is a blatant disregard for our older…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Senator Annie Hoey was today reacting to the latest homeless figures. Senator Hoey said: “The latest housing figures for December 2023 lay bare the harsh impact of the ongoing housing crisis. Emergency accommodation in 13,318 individuals, with an alarming 3,962 being children. The distressing 15% increase in homeless children throughout…

News – The Labour Party The report, published today recommends the introduction of policies to provide time off work following pregnancy loss before 24 weeks, among other measures. In 2021, the Labour Party introduced the Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021 in the Seanad. If passed, it would provide up to…