Redundancy rights suspended until end of September. Taoiseach says no workers will lose out. Questioning the Taoiseach in the Dáil today on whether the time a worker spent on the PUP will count towards their redundancy entitlements, the Taoiseach confirmed a bespoke scheme is being worked on to ensure a worker gets their entitlements and…

Early €50 cut to PUP a cliff edge drop in anyone’s language New wage support scheme should replace EWSS to give firms a shot at viability Minister must clarify ‘aggressive tax strategy’ reform pledge to allow draw down of €950million New deal needed for young people Ged Nash, Labour’s Finance & Public Expenditure spokesperson has…

Labour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called on Government to reintroduce the school library grant to give every child the right to read. Backing the Children’s Books Ireland campaign, Deputy Ó Ríordáin said the school library is a crucial part of building children’s literacy skills and must be properly resourced and funded. Deputy Ó…

Labour sports spokesperson Senator Mark Wall has said sporting organisations at home and abroad must learn from the actions taken by Naomi Osaka to protect her mental health by withdrawing from the French Open. Senator Wall said that in the era of ‘be kind’, we must all be cognisant that mental health struggles can affect…

Following confirmation in the Seanad today that the Minister for Education will not fund the development of an astro-turf pitch for Harold’s Cross Educate Together Secondary School, Senator Ivana Bacik and Councillor Mary Freehill have said that Government needs to do more to ensure adequate local sports facilities and public spaces. Senator Bacik said: “It…

Government has no answer for how families will pay their bills with lower payment while workers forced to wait for sector to recover. Responding to the expected government announcement on the planned cuts to the PUP, Labour Employment Affairs spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock said this bore all the hallmarks of a technocratic Government disconnected from…

Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly, together with Finance spokesperson Ged Nash and Seanad Leader Ivana Bacik will be available on the plinth at Leinster House this morning at 11.30am to respond to the government’s economic plan, and issues of the day. What: Doorstep with Labour reps. Where: Leinster House plinth, Kildare St. When: 11.30am, Tuesday…

Many students will have to travel in August and some colleges and countries have a vaccine requirement. Labour Further and Higher Education spokesperson Sen. Annie Hoey has raised concerns in the Seanad today about the lack of clear guidance for Erasmus and exchange students on requirements that may be in place for them to have…