Payment breaks must be extended for struggling mortgage holders and firms beyond September. Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears (CCMA), which sets out the guidelines on mortgage arrears, must be immediately strengthened to provide a specific list of options that may be suitable for a borrower who is in difficulty. Banks must stop cherry-picking alternative…

Today, Labour Seanad Group Leader and spokesperson for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration Senator Ivana Bacik has welcomed the announcement of an additional €10 million in funding for disability services by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD and Minister of State for Disability Anne Rabbitte TD. Senator Bacik said: “I welcome today’s announcement that €10…

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…