Guidelines needed by early next week. Social bubbles have been used successfully in other countries. LSE research shows important in reducing loneliness and improving mental health but also combatting spread of Covid-19. Welcoming the commitment from NPHET last night to look at the concept of social bubbles, Labour Senator Rebecca Moynihan who has been raising…

Household Credit Market report from Central Bank underlines need for additional “tailored supports” for mortgage-holders in arrears as payment breaks expire. Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears (CCMA) must be immediately strengthened to provide a specific list of options that may be suitable for a borrower who is in difficulty. Responding to today’s household credit…

  The people need clarity and confidence for the remainder of the year, and a strategy is required to save Christmas, in order to give people hope. The 5-Level plan needs to be adhered to. Government communications of changes needs to be radically improved and made consistent. Strategy needed to help people living alone not…

Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly will be available to speak to the media at 2pm on the plinth in response to the government announcements on Covid restrictions last night. What: Labour doorstep with Alan Kelly Where: Leinster House plinth. When: 2pm, Thursday 15th September ENDS

Responding to a survey conducted by the Justice for the Undocumented campaign of the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI), Labour Seanad Group Leader and Spokesperson for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration Senator Ivana Bacik has highlighted the urgent need to provide a pathway for undocumented migrants in Ireland to regularise their status.   Senator Bacik…

Labour Senator Rebecca Moynihan has called on the Government and NPHET to consider allowing for support or social bubbles for those living alone or in single parent households. “The announcement by the government yesterday evening that all household visits are to be banned, is unnecessarily blunt and cruel for those living alone.” “We all understand…

Four extra weeks were paid in 2019/2020 season worth €98. Budget increase of €3.50 a week will apply for only 14 weeks from January, worth €49 in 2020//2021 fuel season. After the failure of the government to provide an extra four weeks of fuel allowance like they did last winter, Labour Social Protection spokesperson Seán…

Speech by Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly on Budget 2021. Yesterday was a historic occasion. It was the first time a Budget was announced outside of Leinster House, it was the largest Budget in the history of the State, but it was historic for another reason too. Yesterday, the government missed a golden opportunity to…