Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly has welcomed the outcome of inquest by Justice Siobhan Keegan into the killing of 10 innocent people in Ballymurphy nearly fifty years ago and urged the British government to honour the Stormont House Agreement. Deputy Kelly said: “There was no justification for the killing of 10 people in Ballymurphy in…

Could issue guidelines under Section 28 of the Planning and Development Act Labour Housing spokesperson Senator Rebecca Moynihan has highlighted the powers available to the Minister under the Planning and Development Act that would allow him to issue planning guidelines to restrict the sale of properties to cuckoo funds. Senator Moynihan said: “People can’t keep…

Labour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin described the announcement of summer provision without a targeted ‘Catch Up’ fund as dangerous and damaging. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said the fact that the Minister is doubling funding for a summer programme fundamentally misunderstands the impact of the pandemic on children throughout the country. Calling for the introduction of…

Labour Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brendan Howlin has condemned the recent actions of the Israeli government which has led to an escalation of violence in East Jerusalem and Gaza, called for an end to belligerent action, and he will question the Minister for Foreign Affairs later today in the Dáil about the actions the Irish Government…

The ESRI report due to be published this week bluntly shows Government’s investor led approach is locking generation rent out of the dream of home ownership. Labour housing spokesperson Senator Rebecca Moynihan said the State’s reliance on investors and its build to rent policy is depriving young people from any opportunity of owning a home…

Labour Party housing spokesperson Senator Rebecca Moynihan together with Ged Nash TD and Duncan Smith TD will be available on the plinth at 11.30am today Tuesday 11th May to speak on housing and issues of the day What: Doorstep with Labour reps. Where: Leinster House plinth, Kildare St. When: 11.30am, Tuesday 11th May For any…

The Government must confront the challenges of its broken care model and our ageing population. A New Fair Deal for care would see an amendment to the Fair Deal scheme to enable families to draw down funding to pay for care at home, rather than in a nursing home. In her speech on a motion…

Labour calling for targeted increase in Stamp Duty. Changes to Revenue rules should also be possible. After a week of speculation about measures that the government might introduce on investment funds buying up homes, Labour Finance spokesperson Ged Nash said it was revealing that we have yet to hear any proposals coming forward from government…