News – The Labour Party Services not adequate when more than 200 women had to travel for abortion care in 2021 Labour leader Ivana Bacik has called for a full audit of abortion services across the country following the publication of the Unplanned Pregnancy and Abortion Care (UnPAC) study conducted by Trinity College Dublin. Responding…

News – The Labour Party Emergency sitting of Dáil and Seanad needed to close RPZ loophole As media reports emerge of cuckoo funds using the legislative loophole in RPZ laws to charge astronomical rents, Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan has called on government to facilitate a special sitting of the Dáil and Seanad to close…

News – The Labour PartyLabour employment and workers’ rights spokesperson Marie Sherlock insisted that Government must get serious about strengthening remote work legislation, including the right to flexible work from the start of employment, or risk undoing the gains made by working people throughout the pandemic. Speaking following the publication of the Joint Committee on…

News – The Labour PartyLabour arts and media spokesperson Marie Sherlock said the time has come to amplify the voices of women and people of colour on our radio stations. Launching her Diversity in Broadcasting Bill today, Senator Sherlock said making it onto a playlist can be a life changing experience for artists, however there…

News – The Labour PartyLabour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan has expressed concern at the Shared Equity Scheme announced by government today. Calling it a boon for developers, Senator Moynihan said international experience shows that schemes such as this have the impact of inflating house prices, locking more people out of home ownership. Senator Moynihan said:…

News – The Labour PartyLabour health and disability spokesperson Duncan Smith has described the ongoing delay in paying frontline workers a Covid-19 Pandemic Bonus Payment as utterly ludicrous. Deputy Smith said: “Over two years after a bonus was first proposed by the Labour Part, and over six months after it was agreed by Government, the…

News – The Labour Party Sherlock condemns Minister Madigan’s reckless stunt involving Stoneybatter school Dublin-based Senator Marie Sherlock has called on Minister for Education Norma Foley and Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion, Josepha Madigan, to issue an apology to St Gabriel’s primary school for the slur cast by Minister Madigan in her reckless…

News – The Labour PartyWelcoming news that government will introduce a vacant home tax, Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan said this is a vital tool in increasing housing stock in the short term. Senator Moynihan said: “A vacant home tax is an obvious short term solution to start using vacant and derelict homes to deliver…