News – The Labour Party 28% increase in homelessness year on year Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik said the sharp increase in people living in homelessness in the month of January represents an abject failure by the Fine Gael Taoiseach to tackle the country’s most pressing crisis. Calling for an extension to the…

News – The Labour Party Russian ambassador must be expelled from Ireland Labour leader Ivana Bacik has reiterated Labour’s solidarity with the people of Ukraine marking the first anniversary of Putin’s illegal and brutal invasion of Ukraine. Speaking in advance of the rally organised by the Ukrainian Community in Ireland at the GPO, O’Connell Street…

News – The Labour PartyLabour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik said the Government must do more to protect the many vulnerable renters in the private market. With affordability non-existent in the rental market due to years of failed Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil policies, Deputy Bacik said renters now face a precarious situation with…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Kildare South Senator Mark Wall has demanded that the Minister of Transport Eamon Ryan bring clarity to the people of Kildare on the extension of the short hop zone to all of the county. Under questioning from Senator Wall in the Seanad yesterday (Thursday, 23rd February), Minister Ryan confirmed that…

News – The Labour PartyLabour workers’ rights spokesperson Marie Sherlock has reiterated Labour’s call for paid time off work in the event of an early miscarriage. In March 2021, the Labour Party published its Bill to amend the Organisation of Working Time Act to allow 20 days paid leave in the event of an early…

News – The Labour PartyLabour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has welcomed the launch of “Ireland Reads” day. Deputy Ó Ríordáin praised government for building on Labour’s ‘Right to Read’ programme introduced in 2014. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “Children do not live in schools – they live in communities, and encouraging a love of books…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party has called on government to support and progress the Equality (Misc Provisions) Bill 2021 which would amend Ireland’s equality legislation to ban discrimination on socio-economic grounds. Deputy Bacik said: “Unfortunately, we know that class-based discrimination is embedded in Irish society. With economic inequality increasing across the world and…

News – The Labour PartyLabour leader Ivana Bacik has expressed her horror at the shocking news of a shooting in Omagh last night. Deputy Bacik said: “My thoughts and the thoughts of every person today will be with the officer, his family, friends and all those affected in the community by this awful shooting. “I…