Labour transport spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has called on the Government to urgently address the situation that has arisen for drivers attempting to renew their licence and new drivers applying for their driving or theory tests. The backlog created by Covid-19 requires additional resources and must be urgently addressed as young and rural drivers continue…

Bank of Ireland must honour written agreements with union on their branch network Central Bank should send strong signal to banks who are considering branch closures Minister for Finance must leverage power of State shareholding to prevent closures   Labour Finance spokesperson Ged Nash has said Bank of Ireland cannot be allowed to use the…

Labour spokesperson on employment affairs Senator Marie Sherlock has praised the report issued by the Irish Cancer Society and the ESRI on returning to work following a cancer diagnosis. Highlighting the need to legislate for statutory sick pay, Senator Sherlock called on the Government to reconsider the Labour Party’s Sick Leave and Parental Leave (Covid-19)…

Labour Higher Education spokesperson Sen. Annie Hoey, and Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin will be available to speak to the media at 11.30am, today, Tuesday 16th February on the Leinster House plinth about Annie’s Student Nurses (Pay) Bill 2020 which will be debated in the Seanad this coming Friday, and Aodhán will be available to…

Labour Bill to pay student nurses and midwives to be debated this coming Friday in the Seanad. Labour Senator and Spokesperson for Higher and Further Education, Annie Hoey, has today secured the introduction of the Student Nurses (Pay) Bill 2020 into Seanad Eireann. This bill purposes to pay student nurses and midwives at the same…

Labour spokesperson on defence Senator Mark Wall has urged all members of the Defence Forces to partake in a consultation set up by the Defence Forces Commission to have their voices heard. The Commission, appointed to undertake a comprehensive review of the Forces, is chaired by Aidan O’Driscoll with 14 other members from a range…

A €100m ‘Catch-Up for Children’ scheme is needed to make up for lost school days and related activities. There must be an assessment of the damage caused by school closures in 2020 and 2021. Support must be targeted at vulnerable children and young people, those from socioeconomic disadvantage and those with disabilities or other additional…

Labour Children spokesperson Ivana Bacik, and Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin will be available to speak to the media at 11.15am, today, Thursday 11th February on the Leinster House plinth on the partial reopening of special schools, and the need for a ‘Catch-Up for Children’ scheme that would invest in repairing the damage caused to…