Department of Housing more concerned with pleasing developers than sustainable planning SHDs not delivering extra housing and just 3 in 10 developments granted permission have started. A third of units commenced are for Student Accommodation Any permission that has been challenged by Judicial Review has been overturned. Labour Housing Spokesperson, Senator Rebecca Moynihan has said…

  Govt were able to allocate €110 million to the project because it was designated an SDZ by Alan Kelly as Minister for the Environment The North Quays project must be a catalyst for the rejuvenation of Waterford city according to Labour Leader Alan Kelly. Deputy Kelly was speaking after it was announced that the…

Labour Senator Ivana Bacik has called today for the government to take urgent action to tackle domestic violence, in light of the figures released in a report today from Safe Ireland showing a sharp increase in the numbers of women and children seeking support from domestic violence services during the first six months of the…

Working from Home (Covid-19) Bill will address the urgent need for reform following the huge increase in remote working caused by the pandemic. New Bill provides for legal right to switch off. Would also require employers to provide suitable home workstation and flat rate payment to cover costs now shouldered by workers. The Labour Party…

Following the publication tonight of correspondence between the Chief Justice and Justice Seamus Woulfe, Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly said: “This is an unprecedented situation for our judiciary. “A newly appointed Justice of the Supreme Court has lost the support of the entirety of his colleagues. The Chief Justice has said it was the view…

Labour TD Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and Sen. Marie Sherlock will be available to speak to the media at 11.30am on the Leinster House plinth today, Tuesday 10th November. They will launch Labour’s Working from Home (Covid-19) Bill 2020 which will give workers a right to switch off, and would require employers to provide a suitable…

Ireland and the EU must hold their nerve as we enter a crunch week for Brexit talks as the November 15th deadline for an EU-UK trade deal looms according to Labour Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Brexit, Brendan Howlin. Deputy Howlin said: “This is a critical week for Brexit talks and given the stakes are…

Drop in Dublin rents can be attributed to the decline of Airbnb due to Covid  The Government need to commit to funding much more direct build housing to solve the rental crisis according to solve the rental crisis according to Labour Housing Spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan. Senator Moynihan was speaking after the release of the latest…