News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader and TD for Dublin Bay South, Ivana Bacik, has today called on management at Indeed to do right by its staff as it makes 225 workers redundant. Deputy Bacik said: “I want to express my solidarity – and that of the Labour Party – with workers at Indeed, as…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Senator and Oireachtas Health Committee member Annie Hoey said a national lung cancer screening programme is a vital tool in our armoury to detect cancer and give people the best chance of fighting it. Welcoming the pilot which is due to get underway this year, Senator Hoey said Labour has called…

News – The Labour Party Embedding dirty fuel infrastructure in our energy system is contrary to Ireland’s legally binding climate targets Labour Leader and spokesperson for Climate Action, Ivana Bacik TD, has called on the Minister for the Environment and Climate to clarify his position on fracked gas imports, following recent comments that his Party’s…

News – The Labour Party Budget surplus must be funnelled from rainy-day fund into measures for sheltering vulnerable renters from the housing hurricane Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has said the figures published by Threshold today provide a stark insight into the serious failures of housing policy under Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil….

News – The Labour Party Govt must progress Labour’s bill to provide paid time off for reproductive health matters Labour workers’ rights spokesperson Marie Sherlock has urged Government to provide clarity to all hoping to make use of the publicly funded IVF programme introduced by Government in Budget 2023. Senator Sherlock said her office has…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Enterprise spokesperson Ged Nash has called on the CCPC to investigate potential price gouging in supermarkets as the cost of food continues to rise alongside the profits of multinational corporation. Deputy Nash called on Government to use its powers under the 2007 Consumer Protection Act to intervene and examine the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Senator and Oireachtas Health Committee member Annie Hoey said period poverty continues to be a very real issue for Irish women that demands attention. Senator Hoey said: “We know that period poverty is a real issue for many women and girls living in Ireland. While Government committed €1.5 million in…

News – The Labour Party Reissues call to publish all advice given to Government on lifting eviction ban Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has condemned Government’s sustained lack of ambition and failure to meet housing targets. Deputy Bacik said the delivery of 7,433 social houses in 2022 was welcome but this figure falls…