Women working for free from today with pay gap of 14.4% Bacik calls for support for WorkEqual campaign Action needed from government to implement Gender Pay Gap Information Bill With women in effect working for free from today until the end of the year due to Ireland’s gender pay gap of 14.4%, Labour Seanad Leader, and spokesperson on…

Labour Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs Brendan Howlin has welcomed an agreement by EU leaders on rules to suspend budget money to member states that breach fundamental rights. The tool gives the European Commission the power to identify breaches of the rule of law in member states and to propose a suspension or reduction of budget…

Labour Senator Mark Wall has backed the campaign to make changing places mandatory in all public buildings. Senator Wall was speaking in the Seanad where he requested a debate with the Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien on the issue. Senator Wall said: “I am calling on the Minister to change the building regulations to make it…

The advice from the HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre on the wearing of visors is confusing and incoherent according to Labour Leader and Health Spokesperson, Alan Kelly. Deputy Kelly was speaking after new guidance from the HSE said that visors may be an alternative to face-coverings in certain circumstances to protect against Covid-19 whilst also…

Speaking after it was announced that the Government are to complete a review of the company law as it relates to redundancies and insolvencies, Labour Spokesperson on Employment Affairs, Senator Marie Sherlock said that the review must not be a box ticking exercise.   Senator Sherlock said:   “While I don’t want to prejudge the…

Labour’s Education (Admission to Schools Bill) 2020 to remove the provision whereby 25% of school places are reserved for children and grandchildren of past pupils will be debated at second stage today. The Bill was introduced by Labour Education Spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin who said that access to education should not depend on who your…

Speaking on International Day against Bullying and Violence in schools, Labour Justice Spokesperson Brendan Howlin has reiterated the need for Labour’s Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill criminalising online harassment to become law.   Deputy Howlin said: “I introduced this Bill in response to a campaign from Jackie Fox after the tragic death of…

Labour Youth are today (November 5th) launching the Born Here Belong Here campaign for the reintroduction of birthright citizenship.  Speaking ahead of the launch of the campaign, Labour Youth Chair Adrian McCarthy said: “Since the introduction, and passing of the 27th Amendment by Fianna Fáil, supported by Fine Gael at the time, we have seen the disgraceful situation…