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Redundancy terms for Indeed workers must be fair

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…

Ivana Bacik TD
19 April 2023

Lung cancer screening pilot welcome but Government must commit to introducing it as a permanent programme

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…

Senator Annie Hoey image
19 April 2023

Minister Ryan must put a stop to LNG terminal construction

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…

Ivana Bacik TD
19 April 2023

NGOs and Charities should not be picking up pieces after Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil housing failure

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….

Ivana Bacik TD
19 April 2023

Clarity needed on publicly funded IVF treatment

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…

19 April 2023

Labour call for CCPC to investigate grocery price gouging

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…

18 April 2023

Government can’t continue to ignore period poverty

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…

Senator Annie Hoey image
18 April 2023

Shameful failure of Government to meet housing targets despite record levels of homelessness

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…

Ivana Bacik TD
18 April 2023

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