Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD, has called on Ryanair to make early and generous concessions to other categories of workers at the company in their bids to secure union recognition and to move quickly to ensure that there is no break in Christmas services. Deputy Howlin said: “We can’t have a situation where there…

A report presented at today’s Dublin City Council Housing Strategic Policy Committee identified the loss of private rental accommodation and subsequent inability to find replacement private rental accommodation as the key source of homelessness. The reason cited for the loss of private rental accommodation was a Notice to Quit. The next most significant cause was…

Statements on Child Homelessness Speech by Jan O’Sullivan TD, Labour Party spokesperson on Housing Dáil Éireann, 15 December 2017 I wish the Ceann Comhairle and other Members a happy Christmas and join him in wishing the staff and ushers the same.  I mean that very sincerely.  What we are talking about today, however, is people…

At its meeting last night, following a recommendation from the Party Leader Brendan Howlin, the Labour Party Executive Board, the party’s highest ranking body, endorsed the position adopted by its representative Jan O’Sullivan at the Oireachtas Committee on the 8th Amendment, and committed to supporting that position in the Oireachtas and when the proposal is…

Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD, has welcomed the decision by Ryanair to recognise pilot unions in an attempt to avoid a pre-Christmas strike. Deputy Howlin said: “This significant move by Ryanair to recognise pilot unions for the first time is to be welcomed. “For too long we have seen a denial of the right…

Labour Women and Labour Youth are today welcoming the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the 8th Amendment and calling on government to prioritise the drafting of legislation to give effect to these recommendations.  Commenting, Labour Women Chair Sinead Ahern said: “This is a historic moment for women in Ireland as the Joint Oireachtas…

The Labour Party’s representative on the Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, Jan O’Sullivan TD, will be available to speak to reporters on the plinth at Leinster House at 11.15 this morning, following yesterday’s vote by the Committee to recommend repealing the Eighth Amendment. When: 11.15, Thursday 14th December What: Doorstep with Jan…

Labour spokesperson on Education, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has welcomed agreement by the Seanad this afternoon of Labour’s motion to protect the employment rights of Special Needs Assistants, and recognise the vital role they play in our schools system. Senator Ó Ríordáin commented: “This is a really positive result from the Seanad today and shows…