News – The Labour PartyLabour health spokesperson Duncan Smith said Government must trust the experts and implement changes proposed in Marie O’Shea’s review of Ireland’s abortion law. Highlighting the urgent need to provide greater geographical coverage of abortion care, Deputy Smith said women who seeks abortion services should be able to do so locally. Deputy…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Rural Affairs Seán Sherlock TD said the delayed €1.3bn forestry plan is systematic of the Government’s approach to the forestry sector. Deputy Sherlock Said: “Forestry is being beset by bureaucracy and the net result is what we see today – further delays yet again. “Ireland has less than…

News – The Labour PartyLabour leader Ivana Bacik has called for an independent inquiry to be conducted into matters in GSOC, following the revelations about a senior GSOC investigator and links with Gerard Hutch. Deputy Bacik said: “Revelations that a GSOC investigator attended a party with Gerard Hutch the day that he was acquitted by…

News – The Labour Party Taoiseach fails to answer if political pressure was applied to RTB in advance Can’t keep throwing good money after bad Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has accused Government of presiding over a failed housing policy, scrambling to think of new ways to tweak measures without having any real…

News – The Labour PartyLabour finance and enterprise spokesperson Ged Nash has demanded a national pay rise for all workers following an OECD report that suggests Irish households experienced a drop in living standards in 2022 as inflation overtakes pay. Deputy Nash said hardworking people are running just to stand still. Deputy Nash said: “Labour…

News – The Labour PartyLabour health spokesperson Duncan Smith has urged Government to come to the table and invest in Ireland’s National Ambulance Services (NAS). Deputy Smith said a business case must be made by the HSE urgently to address the failure to implement the reforms of the ambulance service as per the ‘Roles and…

News – The Labour PartyLabour leader Ivana Bacik has urged the swift evacuation of Irish citizens from Sudan. Deputy Bacik said: “We are deeply concerned at the reports of the scale of violence and conflict in Sudan. It’s welcome that the Defence Forces will now be deployed to assist with getting Irish citizens out of…

News – The Labour PartyAs the summer season approaches and Dubliners begin to head to the coast for a swim, Labour Leader and TD for Dublin Bay South Ivana Bacik TD has called on the Minister for Housing to ‘seas the day’ and pass her Bill to protect Dublin Bay. Deputy Bacik said: “Dublin Bay…