Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly will be available on the plinth at 11.30am this morning, Tuesday 23rd March, and he will be joined by our Housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan and Climate spokesperson Duncan Smith. What: Doorstep with Alan Kelly, Rebecca Moynihan and Duncan Smith.. Where: Leinster House plinth, Kildare St. When: 11.30am, Tuesday 23rd March…

Speaking in the Seanad today, Labour Senator Annie Hoey called on the Government to commit to publishing the report by Dr Conor O’Mahony on the review of LGBTQ parental rights, commissioned by the last government. The report has been with Minister O’Gorman since December 2020. Senator Hoey said: “In early 2020, under the previous Government,…

Labour Senator Marie Sherlock has welcomed the commitment from Minister Rabbitte to permanently retain a specialist speech and language therapist for Cabra School for the Deaf, however has reiterated that the fight is not fully won until the HSE commit to same. Senator Sherlock said that the ball is now in the HSE’s court to…

80% in favour of a ban on gambling advertising 80% have noticed a recent increase in gambling ads 63% agree that ads make them more likely to gamble 25% gambling once a month or more Research carried out by the Labour Party has found that almost three quarters (73.5%) of Irish people know a problem…

Labour Party Spokesperson on Employment Affairs Senator Marie Sherlock met with representatives from Deliveroo this afternoon, where she urged the company to engage with their workers and with the trade union movement in relation to the serious concerns around the workers’ pay and conditions. Senator Sherlock said: “A lack of sick pay, no assistance from…

Following the EMA’s decision to give the green light to the AstraZeneca vaccine, Labour leader and health spokesperson Alan Kelly has asked the Minister for Health to confirm that the 30,000 people who missed out on receiving the vaccine this week would be caught up with next week. In light of the continuing high levels…

Labour leader Alan Kelly and sports spokesperson Mark Wall will be available on the Leinster House plinth at 11am tomorrow, Friday 19th March to launch the results of the Labour gambling consultation and issues of the day. What: Doorstep with Alan Kelly and Mark Wall Where: Leinster House plinth, Kildare St. When: 11am, Friday 19th…

Labour housing spokesperson Senator Rebecca Moynihan has called on the Government to end the stop start approach to managing the eviction ban put in place in recognition of the impact of the pandemic on employment. Speaking today, Senator Moynihan urged the Government to use the current state of play in the rental market to take…