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All talk, no action from Minister Madigan on special school places

Labour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has today (Wednesday, 1st September) written to the Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion, Deputy Josepha Madigan seeking an emergency meeting with education spokespeople of all opposition parties to discuss the situation of school places for children with special educational needs. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “The Milne…

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD
01 September 2022

Striking journalists deserve respect and fair pay

Labour Party Senator and spokesperson for Employment Affairs, Marie Sherlock. has today (Wednesday, 31st August) said that management at Reach newspapers must respect its workers and negotiate with the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) on fair pay and conditions. Speaking at a solidarity action in support of over 1,150 striking journalists across Ireland and the…

31 August 2022

One year on Housing for All is failing fast

Publishing a report card today, Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan has said Housing for All is failing fast one year into its implementation. An analysis of Housing for All and across the housing market tells a grim story of major delays, a rental trap, overcooked house prices and systemic homelessness failings. Senator Moynihan said: “Housing…

Senator Rebecca Moynihan
30 August 2022

More lives will be lost without injection centres

Labour TD for Dublin Bay North, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said today (Monday, 29th August) said the Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Well Being and National Drugs Strategy Frank Feighan must now immediately intervene to deliver mobile injection centres and said that the failure by Government to deliver injection centres is costing people…

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD
29 August 2022

Voices of Mother and Baby Home survivors must be heard

Labour spokesperson on children Seán Sherlock has today (Monday 29th August) strongly criticised Government plans to abandon an independent review of mother and baby home testimony and said that the voices of survivors must be heard. Deputy Sherlock said: “It is appalling that the government can dismiss the concerns raised in the testimonies recorded by…

Seán Sherlock TD
29 August 2022

Record homelessness stats show Housing for All is failing

       Eviction ban must be introduced immediately        Local authorities need power to protect people at risk Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan has said that new record levels of homelessness announced today (Friday, 26th August) clearly demonstrate that the Government’s Housing for All plan is rapidly failing fast. With now 10,568…

Senator Rebecca Moynihan
26 August 2022

DOUBLE ECB RATE HIKE A BODY BLOW FOR HARD PRESSED HOUSEHOLDS

Mortgage interest rate cap needed now Responding to reports that the European Central Bank (ECB) will soon hike its lending rates twice by the end of the year, Labour finance spokesperson Ged Nash said the Government has no option but to support Labour’s legislation to cap mortgage interest rates in Ireland. Deputy Nash said: “People…

24 August 2022

Less talk and more action needed to address energy crisis

Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik has today (Monday 22nd August) said that less talk and more action is needed to avoid blackouts this winter and to secure Ireland’s energy supply into the future. Deputy Bacik said: “While the commissioning of yet another Government review is to be broadly welcomed, we believe that it comes as…

Ivana Bacik TD
22 August 2022

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