Introduction of transparency register would level the playing field Labour’s spokesperson on Higher and Further Education Senator Annie Hoey said that the Government’s failure to implement a student rental housing strategy is leaving students vulnerable to exploitation. Ahead of the start of term, third level students are being warned to be on the lookout for…

Over 1,000 teaching jobs remained unfilled with 2 weeks to go Oireachtas Committee on Education should be recalled to discuss teacher’s pay and conditions and a potential Dublin Allowance   With the start of the new school year just two weeks away, there are still hundreds of teaching positions unfilled in Dublin. Labour’s education spokesperson…

Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik said today that the housing crisis is having disastrous consequences in the lives of young people, as new figures from 2022 show that more than two in three people in Ireland aged between 25 and 29 (68%) are still living at home with their parents. Deputy Bacik said:…

Government is failing to support children with mental health and disabilities. Waiting lists for initial assessments are too long. Government must listen to the Ombudsman for Children.   Deputy Seán Sherlock, Labour’s spokesperson on children, equality, and disability, has strongly criticised the Government for failing to provide adequate care for children in the area of…

Rent inflation totally outstrips wage growth Time to implement Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill Still no action on Government panacea Rent to Buy Scheme Minister’s refusal to introduce winter eviction ban will have dire consequences Responding to the Daft report published today, Labour Senator Annie Hoey said hardworking renters continue to be squeezed by a tight…

PQs reveal €3.6 million spent on capital planning for private institutions in 2021/2022 Figures provided to Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD, Labour’s Education Spokesperson, show the State has spent €588m on funding private education between 2018 – 2023. Answers to Parliamentary Questions reveal that up to €3.6 million was spent on capital planning and building for…

Labour defence spokesperson Mark Wall has expressed his concern at the continued recruitment and retention crisis in the Defence Forces. Senator Wall said: “It is deeply concerning, but unfortunately not at all surprising, to learn that the number of personnel leaving the Defence Forces last year was more than double the number who joined. “Rather…

Labour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has demanded that the Minister for Education step up and address runaway back to school costs, as a Barnardos survey finds that 24% of secondary school parents said they had to take out a loan or borrow money to meet the return to school costs. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said:…