Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has described the Government’s response to the crisis in the Department of Justice as farcical and not a real separation, and that the latest remarks from the Taoiseach and Minister are simply a reheating of Toland recommendations that should have been implemented years ago. Deputy Howlin said: “A Department is…

Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has said the suggestion by the Taoiseach that wage growth posed a threat to the Irish economy are bizarre and out of touch with reality. Deputy Howlin said: “Why it is for Fine Gael that economic growth and profits are ok but that growth in wages is not? “The reality…

Labour Finance spokesperson Joan Burton has said it is beyond time that the Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe responded to the concerns of Section 39 workers before a strike becomes inevitable in these vital health services after the failure to address the issue in the Budget, or HSE service plan for 2018. Deputy Burton…

Labour Party Leader and spokesperson on foreign affairs Brendan Howlin has said today that the United Nations cannot be made subject to the financial threats by the current US administration, or any other country. His comments come as the United States threatens a $285m reduction in the UN Budget. Deputy Howlin said:  “Already we’ve see…

Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has said the Irish Government must immediately make clear that they will vote to condemn at the UN the provocative decision of the US President, Donald Trump, to relocate the US Embassy to Israel, to Jerusalem. Deputy Howlin said: “As I made clear at the time, and as has unfortunately…

Labour Party spokesperson on Finance, Joan Burton TD, has said the revised figure of those affected by the tracker mortgage scandal shows how widespread the issue actually was, and that the scale of customers impacted shows the need for an independent investigation into how it occurred. The Central Bank has today revealed around 33,700 mortgage…

An Post got their own special Christmas delivery this morning as Joe Costello, local Area Representatives Declan Meenagh and Marie Sherlock, local business man Richard Collis and local resident Marian Kelly delivered a petition of over 3,000 signatures to the CEO of An Post, Mr David McRedmond calling on them to reverse their decision to…

Commenting on the latest figures from the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB), Labour Housing spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has said that the issue of rising rents must be addressed to prevent more people from becoming homeless. The figures show the average rent for new tenancies is up by 10% on last year, and has surpassed the…