REITs who are buying up large volumes of new developments are putting home ownership out of reach of ordinary people  Failure on social housing and affordable rental is exasperating the problem  Need European style protections for renters   The Fall in Ireland’s home ownership rate to 69% and the revelation that Ireland now has the highest…

Transfer to Local Authorities or tender for other uses must be carried out. Biomass option appears to have been abandoned. Just Transition Taskforce urgently needed to prevent rust belts. Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly has called for the government to urgently intervene to ensure a just transition for midland communities and the workers, as ESB…

Decision to set up a working group welcome but group must report back with their findings soon Kildare South based Labour Senator Mark Wall has said we need to see progress from the Department of Housing on the Changing Places in public buildings initiative. Senator Wall secured a commencement matter in the Seanad this week…

Long-promised reforms on perjury and the Personal Injuries Assessment Board all welcome. Absence of plans for innovative pooled insurance schemes to help make insurance more affordable for childcare providers and voluntary bodies disappointing. Anti-competitive and rip-off practices like dual pricing need to be banned. The Labour Party Spokesman on Finance Deputy Ged Nash, said the…

Reacting to news that Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration Roderic O’Gorman TD has secured Cabinet approval for the extension of paid Parent’s Leave by three weeks, Labour Seanad group leader and Spokesperson for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, Senator Ivana Bacik has said,   “I welcome today’s announcement from Minister O’Gorman that Cabinet…

State must step in and work with Lord Iveagh to ensure the market is restored   Labour Housing Spokesperson, Senator Rebecca Moynihan has welcomed the return of the Iveagh Markets treo the Guinness Family and said that the market should never have been allowed to fall into a level of disrepair that will cost millions…

All TD’s and Senators should sign Labour’s vaccine pledge Taoiseach needs to talk to social media companies about combatting misinformation Answers needed on how the necessary data for distribution will be collated   Labour Leader and Health Spokesperson, Alan Kelly has called on all TD’s and Senators to sign a pledge to support the rollout…

Labour Further & Higher Education spokesperson Senator Annie Hoey has today published a bill that would provide for student nurses and midwives to be paid.Senator Hoey said: “Today we’ve launched a bill aimed at convincing the government parties to pay student nurses and midwives. The current situation cannot continue. “Student nurses and midwives are being…