Clarity is needed on why Further Education and Training Institutes are exempt from NPHET guidance to move online only for two weeks according to Labour Spokesperson on Further and Higher Education, Senator Annie Hoey, who was speaking after it was revealed that FET Institutions are preparing to operate as normal on Monday. Senator Hoey said:…

59 years on from the Siege of Jadotville, Labour Defence spokesperson Mark Wall has backed the campaign for the award of distinguished service medals or military medals for gallantry to the men of A Company 35th Infantry Battalion that engaged and survived the 1961 Siege of Jadotville in the Congo. Senator Mark Wall said: “It…

Clarity is needed for students who travel from Donegal to study in further education institutes in Derry or in other parts of Northern Ireland, according to Labour Spokesperson on Further and Higher Education, Senator Annie Hoey. Senator Hoey said: “Many students travel everyday between Donegal and parts of Northern Ireland to study in Further and…

Level 3 restrictions in Donegal and Dublin show need to restore payment. People have already taken cut to their payments. Budget kite flying is wrong and playing with people’s incomes. With Dublin and Donegal now in Level 3, and further counties on the brink, the kite flying that the cut to the  Pandemic Unemployment Payment…

Workers bearing the brunt of lack of clear government policy. Green List not working and still no common EU approach. Still no sign of airport testing nearly two months on from announcement. With no clear government strategy on aviation or airport testing for those arriving into Ireland, workers in airlines and in airport services are…

Reacting to publication of the HSE Winter Plan, Labour Senator and spokesperson for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration Ivana Bacik has highlighted the notable lack of measures to support disability services. Senator Bacik said: “It seems that people with disabilities and their families have not been given sufficient recognition in the composition of the HSE’s Winter Plan. In…

After NUI Galway committed to refunding student accommodation fees to students who no longer wish to take up places in on-campus housing, Labour Higher Education spokesperson Annie Hoey said:   “Students face a difficult choice as they return to college and start new courses. There is grave uncertainty about the level of restrictions that may…

Government supports for direct links to Europe needed and new providers must be secured. State Connectivity fund of €240m must be used to reduce dependency on landbridge. Rosslare and Cork can rebalance links and address strategic weaknesses. With transport chaos likely in the UK in a no trade deal scenario, Labour Brexit spokesperson Brendan Howlin…