News – The Labour PartyLabour transport spokesperson Duncan Smith has today (Saturday, 11th February) called on the management of Go-Ahead Ireland to immediately and meaningfully engage with SIPTU representatives in order to avoid widespread strikes and disruption across the bus network over the coming weeks. Deputy Smith said: “The refusal of Go-Ahead to engage in…

News – The Labour PartyLabour workers’ rights spokesperson Marie Sherlock has demanded government action in response to the spate of job cuts in the tech, retail and hospitality sectors. Senator Sherlock said: “It has been a very dark number of months for workers in Ireland with a range of job cuts announced impacting people throughout…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Cork East, Sean Sherlock has today (Friday, 10th February) said an full audit of IT networks across all Higher Education Institutions (HEI) is urgently required. Deputy Sherlock said: “There must be a rapid response from Ireland Inc. to this global threat including a standardised fallback teaching protocol for…

News – The Labour Party Labour calls for Windfall Tax in week of record profits for Shell Labour leader and climate spokesperson Ivana Bacik has demanded the introduction of a Windfall Tax. Deputy Bacik said: “It is more than 12 months since Labour brought a motion to Dáil Éireann calling for a Windfall Tax on…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has sharply criticised the Minister for Education, Norma Foley, for the unnecessary delay in publishing the results of Leaving Cert 2023. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “Providing Leaving Cert results in September is an unnecessary delay at the start of the academic year and will only…

News – The Labour Party Extend eviction ban until December 2023 Introduction of monthly reporting on tenant-in-situ scheme locally Commence emergency public house building programme Rapid CPO of vacant and derelict homes Increase national housing targets to 50,000 Tomorrow (Thursday, 9th February), The Labour Party will demand Government action on the worsening housing disaster. In…

News – The Labour Party Taoiseach confirms serious staff shortages in international protection accommodation service. New Minister urgently needed to coordinate accommodation effort. Speaking in the Dáil this afternoon, Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD questioned the Taoiseach on his government’s hands-off approach to housing those who come to Ireland seeking refuge from war, conflict and…

News – The Labour PartyLabour health spokesperson Duncan Smith said today (Wednesday 8th February) the three-tiered support scheme for assaulted health workers must end. Speaking following the conclusion of the Oireachtas Health Committee today, Deputy Smith said: “The number of patient-facing workers being assaulted in their workplace must be addressed as a matter of urgency…