As the Minister meets with her officials today to discuss the next steps for the Leaving Cert class of 2021, Labour spokesperson on education, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD, has called for an assessed grade model to be offered to all Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle students. With the Government unable to reveal its plan for…

Labour Party Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin will be available to speak to the media at 11am today, Tuesday 2nd February on the Leinster House plinth on education matters and issues of the day.  What: Doorstep with Aodhán Ó Ríordáin  Where: Leinster House plinth, Kildare St. When: 11am, Tuesday 2nd February. ENDS

Today’s new regulations on travel and quarantine do not go far enough said Labour Party Leader and Health spokesperson Alan Kelly, as he called for an ambitious and aggressive strategy to deal with Covid-19. Deputy Kelly said:“I am calling for a national aggressive suppression strategy (NASS) that would eradicate community transmission of Covid-19 and ensure…

Labour’s Finance Spokesperson Ged Nash has welcomed the decision by the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to make the wearing of face coverings mandatory in banks, post officed and credit unions. Deputy Nash said: “I have raised this pressing issue for financial services workers and customers on several occasions in recent weeks with the Minister…

As the Labour Party continues to call for a National Aggressive Suppression Strategy (NASS), Labour transport spokesperson, Duncan Smith TD, reiterated his call for bespoke supports to protect the aviation industry. With the vaccine rollout taking longer than expected, and as new, more transmissible variants continue to emerge, the aviation industry will remain grounded throughout…

Calls for cross-party support for her Seanad Bill   Following the introduction of her Bill in the Seanad last week to provide free period products in educational settings and public buildings, Senator Rebecca Moynihan has launched a public survey into the causes of period poverty. The Period Products (Free Provisions) Bill is modelled on the…

Labour Party Transport spokesperson Duncan Smith, and Finance spokesperson Ged Nash will be available to speak to the media at 11am today, Tuesday 26th January on the Leinster House plinth on the expected new Covid-19 travel and quarantine regulations. What: Doorstep with Ged Nash and Duncan Smith Where: Leinster House plinth, Kildare St. When: 11am,…

Highlighting the need for clarity regarding the childcare sector, Labour Seanad Group Leader and Party Spokesperson for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, Senator Ivana Bacik has said:   “With fewer than five working days until the Government is due to give an update on the status of the current lockdown restrictions, there is an urgent…