News – The Labour PartyLabour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has welcomed the decision to rollout antigen testing in schools for close contacts, but questioned the delay in doing so. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said the Department has consistently been dragged into decisions with many school communities feel that they are not being listened to by…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking in the Seanad, Labour Senator Annie Hoey reiterated calls to government to ensure that the new National Maternity Hospital is a public hospital built on publicly owned land. Senator Hoey said: “Historically, we have long had church and religious control exercised over our healthcare and education institutions in this country….

News – The Labour PartyLabour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan said the government must implement a three year rent freeze as news emerges that homes for rent reach an all-time low and rental inflation of nearly 7% nationwide Pointing to the recent Residential Tenancies Board report and now the Daft report, Senator Moynihan said it is…

News – The Labour Party Labour transport spokesperson and Dublin Fingal TD Duncan Smith has said it is simply unacceptable for MetroLink to be postponed by another ten years. Calling for Minister Ryan to outline in detail in the Dáil why this decision has been made, Deputy Smith said the MetroLink simply must go ahead…

News – The Labour Party Women working for free from today with pay gap of 14.4% With women in effect working for free from today until the end of the year due to Ireland’s gender pay gap of 14.4%, Labour Spokesperson on Equality Ivana Bacik TD, who has campaigned on this issue for many years,…

News – The Labour PartyLabour climate spokesperson Ivana Bacik TD has welcomed the publication of the government’s climate action plan but has expressed concern that it is too future focused and has re-stated the urgent need for the Government to develop a clear pathway and timeline for the implementation of the necessary actions to carry…

News – The Labour PartyLabour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan said that while the rent cap introduced today is welcome, an immediate rent freeze is urgently required to protect already stretched renters. Senator Moynihan said: “The measures announced by government today are welcome but they do not go far enough to protect rents and tackle the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform Spokesperson, Ged Nash, has called on the government to double its climate finance adaptation aid by 2023. Deputy Nash was speaking on the occasion of the opening of Cop26 Climate Summit in Glasgow. Deputy Nash said: “The Paris Agreement of 2015 contained a commitment…