News – The Labour PartyLabour education spokesperson said the Justice Minister must meet with and engage with the over 3,200 Garda civilian staff potentially impacted by the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “It is shameful that we are due to debate the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on children, Seán Sherlock TD has today (Wednesday 22nd February) said that this evening’s debate on the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022 is the final opportunity to do the right thing and expand redress to all those who stayed at such institutions and abandon the 6…

News – The Labour PartyLabour health spokesperson Duncan Smith has expressed deep concern at the findings of a HIQA report that highlights colossal overcrowding, significant staffing issues and huge risks to patient safety. Deputy Smith said: “The danger that the mismanagement of the health service poses to patients and workers alike is deeply shocking yet…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking today, Labour leader and Dublin Bay South TD Ivana Bacik has expressed her concern at the announcement today by Google that it plans to cut 240 staff from its Irish workforce as part of a global cutback that has seen the company lose 6 per cent of its staff. Deputy…

News – The Labour Party Bill would fully gender integrate schools within 10 years at primary level and 15 years at secondary level Following research by the University of Limerick and the University of Murcia that there is no academic advantage to single-gender schools, Labour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called on government to…

News – The Labour PartyLabour workers’ rights spokesperson Marie Sherlock has welcomed the news that British companies trialling a four-day working week have decided to continue with the practice. Senator Sherlock said: “The world of work is rapidly changing and all the evidence suggests that we are ready for our next step in securing a…

News – The Labour PartyLabour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has expressed her disappointment that a decision to extend the eviction ban was not confirmed as part of the cost of living supports package announced today. Under questioning by Deputy Bacik in the Dáil today, Taoiseach Varadkar confirmed for the first time that a…

News – The Labour PartyLabour leader Ivana Bacik has slammed government for its failure to properly resource Ireland’s response to those fleeing the war in Ukraine. Marking the first anniversary of Putin’s illegal invasion, Deputy Bacik said that the Government must deal with the information vacuum that is being exploited by a small number of…