As record numbers of workers remain out of work and with no clear path to reopening, Labour housing spokesperson Senator Rebecca Moynihan has urged the Government to extend the ban on evictions and rent increases until the end of 2021. Senator Moynihan said that Government’s haphazard approach to protecting renters during the most difficult time…

Labour Finance spokesperson Ged Nash and Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin will be available on the Leinster House plinth at 12pm today, Tuesday 9th March to speak on the latest Davy developments and the Central Bank before the Finance Committee, and  education issues respectively. What: Doorstep with Ged Nash and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin. Where: Leinster…

Speaking in the Seanad today during Statements for International Women’s Day, Senator Bacik called for urgent action to be taken on women’s political representation. Senator Bacik said: “Today on International Women’s Day, it is very concerning to see that Ireland has slipped further down the international rankings for women’s representation in parliament. One year ago,…

On International Women’s Day today, the Labour Senators have put down a Matter on the Commencement of the Seanad, calling on the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to make a statement on the proposed timeline for the introduction of gender pay gap legislation. This Matter will be taken this morning at approximately…

At 12pm today, members of Oireachtas All Party Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights will also be available on the plinth to express solidarity with Polish women and call for reform to its abortion law. Co-Chair Sen. Annie Hoey will be joined by Holly Cairns TD, Sen. Alice Mary Higgins and Sen. Lorraine…

To mark International Women’s Day, Labour Party Senators will be available today at 11.30am on the Leinster House plinth to formally launch our new women’s manifesto ‘Labour: Working for Women’. What: Doorstep with Ivana Bacik and Labour Party Senators to launch ‘Labour: Working for Women’ Where: Leinster House plinth, Kildare St. When: 11.30am, Monday 8th…

Labour Party Spokesperson on Arts & Culture Senator Marie Sherlock has expressed her frustration at the absence, five months on from Budget 2021, of any detail or clarity from the Department of Arts, Culture, Media, Sport in relation to the €50 million Live Entertainment Fund which had been announced to support the arts, culture &…

To mark International Women’s Day, the Labour Party has published its Women’s Manifesto, Labour: Working for Women, to shed light on the opportunities and difficulties faced by women in Ireland. By producing this evidenced-based policy document and vision for the future, the Party aims to better life for all women in Ireland. Announcing the manifesto,…