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Latest news and press releases from our public reps are below.

Government needs to Re-prioritise Public Funding from Private Schools to Community Policing – Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD

News – The Labour Party State is spending €3.6m on capital and building expenses of private schools 10% increase in community policing would cost €3.7m Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD, Labour spokesperson on Education and Justice, has called for the Government to re-prioritise public funding from private schools to community policing.  Answers to Parliamentary Questions reveal…

21 August 2023

Labour Youth call for an end to employment discrimination for young people

News – The Labour Party Subminimum wages are exploitative Labour Youth is demanding that all workers, irrespective of their age, have access to the National Minimum Wage. Chairperson of Labour Youth, Lhamo Fitzsimons, said workers under 20 may be paid as low as €7.91 and too many employers are exploiting young people as cheap labour….

Labour Youth
17 August 2023

Senator warns third level students of rental scams

News – The Labour Party Introduction of transparency register would level the playing field Labour’s spokesperson on Higher and Further Education Senator Annie Hoey said that the Government’s failure to implement a student rental housing strategy is leaving students vulnerable to exploitation. Ahead of the start of term, third level students are being warned to…

Senator Annie Hoey image
16 August 2023

The teacher shortage is a disaster for students and teachers

News – The Labour Party Over 1,000 teaching jobs remained unfilled with 2 weeks to go Oireachtas Committee on Education should be recalled to discuss teacher’s pay and conditions and a potential Dublin Allowance   With the start of the new school year just two weeks away, there are still hundreds of teaching positions unfilled…

15 August 2023

Young people putting lives on hold due to housing crisis

News – The Labour PartyLabour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik said today that the housing crisis is having disastrous consequences in the lives of young people, as new figures from 2022 show that more than two in three people in Ireland aged between 25 and 29 (68%) are still living at home with their…

Ivana Bacik TD
15 August 2023

Labour demands more investment in mental health and disability care for children – Seán Sherlock TD

News – The Labour Party Government is failing to support children with mental health and disabilities. Waiting lists for initial assessments are too long. Government must listen to the Ombudsman for Children.   Deputy Seán Sherlock, Labour’s spokesperson on children, equality, and disability, has strongly criticised the Government for failing to provide adequate care for…

Seán Sherlock TD
14 August 2023

Profiteering reigns in the rental market

News – The Labour Party Rent inflation totally outstrips wage growth Time to implement Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill Still no action on Government panacea Rent to Buy Scheme Minister’s refusal to introduce winter eviction ban will have dire consequences Responding to the Daft report published today, Labour Senator Annie Hoey said hardworking renters continue to…

Senator Annie Hoey image
10 August 2023

STATE FUNDING PRIVATE SCHOOL BUILDING NEEDS TO END

News – The Labour Party PQs reveal €3.6 million spent on capital planning for private institutions in 2021/2022 Figures provided to Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD, Labour’s Education Spokesperson, show the State has spent €588m on funding private education between 2018 – 2023. Answers to Parliamentary Questions reveal that up to €3.6 million was spent on…

09 August 2023

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