News – The Labour PartyLabour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has criticised the Housing Minister’s proposals to give landlords a tax break in Budget 2024. Deputy Bacik said: “Fianna Fáil’s latest kite flying on tax breaks for landlords suggests a sense of desperation from Government, and would do nothing to address the real causes…

News – The Labour Party Defence forces need action on recruitment and retention, not another report Labour defence spokesperson Mark Wall has called on the government to take serious action and provide the Defence Forces with adequate resourcing rather than commissioning yet another report into the Forces. Senator Wall said: “The Government needs to get…

News – The Labour Party CSO figures suggest Fine Gael losing grips on justice system Labour justice spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called on the Minister for Justice to outline Government’s response to the enormous increase in crime throughout communities. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “Figures published by the CSO today highlight what Labour has been…

News – The Labour Party Government needs to prioritise publicly owned regional banks that could cater to the requirement of our indigenous SMEs. Alan Kelly TD has urged the Government to put their money where their mouth is and support hard-working SMEs. Deputy Kelly said: “The headline of Sunday’s Business Post article should send a…

News – The Labour PartyLabour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has criticised Government’s lacklustre response to tackling affordability in the housing market. Following the REA report showing that the average price of a three-bed semi-detached house nationally has breached €300,000 for the first time since 2007, Deputy Bacik expressed concern that Fianna Fáil are…

News – The Labour PartyLabour health spokesperson has demanded that Government come to the table and hammer out a deal to meet the needs of health and community workers. Deputy Smith said: “The results of the ballot by three unions today will come as no surprise to the Government. Workers in the health and community…

News – The Labour Party Government urgently needs to act and ensure decent pay & conditions for care workers   Labour’s Workers’ Rights Spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock has called on the Government to engage with care staff unions following a ballot by three unions for strike action. Senator Marie Sherlock said: “It is shocking that…

News – The Labour PartyThe Dáil will debate a Labour Party Bill which would introduce robust transparent reporting by firms about the risk of labour exploitation and human trafficking in their supply chains, next Thursday, 28th September. The Labour Exploitation and Trafficking (Audit of Supply Chains) Bill 2021 would require businesses to report annually on…