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…

News – The Labour PartyResponding to ESRI’s research warning of impending older person income and housing crisis as more and more people are locked out of home ownership, Labour leader Ivana Bacik said emergency interventions are needed to rebalance the housing market. Demanding that the Minister consider a Rent to Buy scheme and scale up…

News – The Labour PartyDelivering the opening address this morning at an AHCPS (Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants) seminar on women and leadership post-pandemic, Ivana Bacik TD addressed the topic of gender quotas as a way of improving women’s representation in Irish politics and across public and private sectors. Outlining the recommendations of…

News – The Labour PartyToday, Tuesday, 5th July, Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD hosted a briefing for TDs and Senators with the Ukraine Civil Society Forum (UCSF). During the briefing, the UCSF, which comprises 65 civil society organisations involved in the emergency response to the war in Ukraine, called for a National Refugee Response Lead to…

News – The Labour PartyLabour transport spokesperson Duncan Smith said the costs and delays associated with Metrolink are inexplicable. Welcoming the lodgement of planning permission in September for the service, Deputy Smith said the constant can kicking points to a reluctance from this government to deal with this vital piece of infrastructure. Deputy Smith said:…