Labour Senator Ivana Bacik and Party Leader Alan Kelly will be available to speak to the media, tomorrow at 11.30am, Tuesday 2nd March when Ivana will publish new legislation to provide for paid reproductive health-related leave from work. This would provide paid leave for early miscarriage, women undergoing fertility treatment and other related medical reproductive…

Labour Justice spokesperson Brendan Howlin TD added his voice to the calls for social media companies to act if their platforms are being used to organise far right violence, but said that a comprehensive response was required from the government to the rise of conspiracy theories, anti-immigrant sentiment, and anti-Covid protests that exploit fears and…

Speaking today in the Seanad on the Government’s Health (Amendment) Bill 2021, Senator Ivana Bacik spoke on behalf of Labour to voice critical support for the Bill. Senator Bacik said: “We in Labour do not believe that an appropriate balance has been struck with this Bill; it should go much further in restricting non-essential travel…

proposes a tenure mix of 40% social, 40% affordable/cost rental and 20% affordable purchase. calls on the Minister to increase the serviced site fund from €50,000 to €100,000 per unit. Speaking in advance of a meeting of Dublin City Council tonight, and the alternative housing plan they will propose for the Oscar Traynor Road site, …

Labour Party Spokesperson on Community and Rural Affairs Seán Sherlock TD has said that the named branches slated for closure by Bank of Ireland is an attack on provincial towns right around the country. If the Government really is committed to development outside of Dublin, it must intervene and stop Bank of Ireland ripping the…

Shuttering of 88 branches a massive blow to communities across the country Central Bank and Minister must act to pause closures during pandemic Move by bank a kick in teeth for loyal customers and staff Labour’s Finance spokesperson Ged Nash has described the announcement by Bank of Ireland of its plans to close 88 branches…

Labour spokesperson on Equality and Integration Senator Ivana Bacik has welcomed the White Paper on Ending Direct Provision published today, and has welcomed the positive proposals as representing substantive steps towards a more progressive international protection policy. The ‘how’ of implementation will be key, and Senator Bacik has made clear that Labour will engage constructively…

In anticipation of the staff schedule for all mainstream primary schools to be published next week, Labour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD has called on the Minister to confirm that a reduction in class size will be passed to all DEIS schools. Last November, the Minister extended the class size reduction to DEIS Senior…