News – The Labour PartyResponding to the March Housing Commencement data, Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD said meaningful action is needed from Government when it comes to addressing the housing crisis. Deputy Sheehan said: “The scale of the housing crisis is well documented but March’s commencement data shows that the chickens are coming home…

News – The Labour Party Dedicated out of hour pathways needed in acute hospitals and in the community. Mental health’s share of total health spending at 6% has barely budged in a decade. Early intervention and public services essential. Funded programme needed to address identified failings. Responding to the publication of a new report from…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on arts, media and culture Rob O’Donoghue TD has called on Government to take urgent action to defend Irish writers, following serious allegations that tech giant Meta used pirated literary content to train its artificial intelligence models without consent or compensation. Deputy O’Donoghue said: “Irish writers are standing up to…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has called for urgent action from Government following the publication yesterday of the Grace report by the Farrelly Commission. Deputy Bacik said: “The circumstances of Grace’s childhood and adulthood are deeply distressing. It is clear from this and previous reports into Grace’s care that there was…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Health Spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has called on Government to reimburse women who have been forced to pay out of pocket for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) medicines, despite a Budget 2025 promise that the medicines would be free from January 2025.   Deputy Sherlock said: “It has been absolutely unacceptable…

News – The Labour Party Mental health outsourcing cost hits €93m New PQ answers show UK patient transfers now routine Labour’s Health Spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has said the State must urgently invest in building public mental health care capacity following the release of shocking new figures that show spiralling costs for private mental health…

News – The Labour Party PQ reveals it will be /2026 before report on a National Agency on Childcare is ready Labour’s spokesperson on children, disability and equality, Mark Wall TD, has criticised the Government following the revelation in a parliamentary question that the report on the National Agency for Early Learning and Childcare may…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s workers’ rights spokesperson Senator Nessa Cosgrove has slammed the Government’s failure to guarantee a 2026 roll-out of the living wage, following confirmation by Minister Jack Chambers that the timeline for increases “may be extended”. The revelation, made during comments on trade tensions, has sparked outrage as some 195,000 minimum wage…