Minister for Housing should bring forward emergency legislation this week. With thousands of workers losing their jobs or on temporary lay off in Dublin, Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan has called on the Minister to bring forward emergency legislation to protect renters by reinstating the eviction ban. Senator Moynihan said: “In July the Labour Party…

Labour Party Leader and Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said that the HSE’s Winter Plan must allocate significant resources to disability services. Deputy Kelly said: “As part of the upcoming HSE Winter Plan, the Government must allocate significant funding to disability services. “Before Covid hit our shores funding for many disability services were already…

€350 PUP payment must be restored. Ban on evictions and rent increases must be implemented now. Banks must extend repayment breaks for the duration of Level 3. The lack of support from the government for the people of Dublin must be addressed, said Labour Business spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin as he outlined a series of…

Greens must hold nerve and seek increase in wealth taxes and restriction of reliefs. In the middle of a pandemic, Labour Finance spokesperson Ged Nash said it’s time to consider increasing taxes on wealth in the budget rather than slashing them as Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are seeking to do with the Capital Gains…

Bailey Gibson site SHD out of kilter with the local area The Strategic Housing Development planning process needs to be urgently reviewed by the Minister according to Labour Councillor Darragh Moriarty who was speaking after a decision by An Bord Pleanála to waive through planning permission for the development of the Bailey Gibson site in…

Labour Senator and spokesperson on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, Ivana Bacik has welcomed the passage through the Seanad today of an amendment she and the Labour group had proposed to the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019, which provides for recognition of pharmaceutical assistants. Senator Bacik said: “Today we completed Report…

Labour Business spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and other Dublin reps will be available to speak to the media at 3.30pm on the Leinster House plinth on our call for support measures from the government in response to proposed Dublin restrictions. What: Labour doorstep with Aodhan Ó Ríordain, Duncan Smith and Dublin Senators Where: Leinster House…

· Eviction ban needs to be reinstated Dublin renters must be protected and the eviction ban needs to be reinstated according to Labour Housing Spokesperson Senator Rebecca Moynihan. Senator Moynihan was speaking in the Seanad after it was revealed that Dublin is set to move to Level 3 on the Living with Covid plan and…