News – The Labour PartyThe establishment of this Commission of Investigation is welcome, and it is not before time. The scourge of child sexual violence in our schools – and the abject failure of authority figures and institutions to protect defenceless young people from this life-changing abuse – is something that Irish society needs to…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has called on the Government to immediately legislate for a full ban on trade in both goods and services with illegal Israeli settlements. Speaking in the Dáil during Leaders’ Questions this week, Deputy Bacik referenced a moving protest outside Leinster House organised by Grannies for Palestine,…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Housing Spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has slammed Government following the news that new applications for the Tenant in Situ scheme in Fingal Council. This means that families facing eviction are once again being left in limbo, with nowhere to turn and no time to spare. Labour is calling for urgent…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Finance spokesperson Ged Nash has said government inertia on a policy response to bring more transparency on grocery prices and the profits of major supermarket chains operating in Ireland is “unforgivable.” Speaking in response to CSO data published today which shows that average food prices are running at twice the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s climate spokesperson Ciaran Ahern has expressed deep concern at this Government’s commitment to decarbonising data centres. In response to a Parliamentary Question from Deputy Ahern, Minister Darragh O’Brien said that Government’s policy statement on data centres ‘encourages’ implementation of decarbonised energy sources. Labour is calling on Government to strengthen regulations…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s MEP for Dublin Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said that Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, is the perfect recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Members of Parliament, international judges and former winners can nominate candidates. Ó Ríordáin said: “Francesca P. Albanese, the United Nations Special…

News – The Labour Party Workplace heat poses potential health risks Employers need to ensure adequate protections in place for workers and that no worker is out of pocket if workplaces close early. Labour’s Health Spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has today called for the introduction of legally defined maximum temperature limits for workplaces. With Ireland…

News – The Labour Party Sherlock welcomes planning approval of the Greater Dublin Drainage Project which has been stuck in the planning process since 2018. Project is crucial to delivery of housing in Dublin such as the 6000 planned for the Ballyboggan industrial estate. Any further delay would have serious consequences for future generations and…