News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party has today confirmed it will legislate to defend the gains made by people who worked remotely and experienced the benefits of flexible working arrangements throughout the pandemic. The legislation, drafted by Labour Party spokesperson on Workers’ Rights, Senator Marie Sherlock, will place a real obligation on employers to…

News – The Labour PartyResponding to the resignation of the DUP First Minister, Labour Party Leader and spokesperson on Northern Ireland, Alan Kelly TD said it was a reckless political move that won’t help resolve issues with the protocol or deliver solutions to the problems impacting on the lives of people in the North. Deputy…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking in the Dail today on the Electricity Costs Bill, Deputy Ivana Bacik criticised the government’s proposed €100 electricity bill rebate as being tokenistic, saying that: “A once-off €100 electricity credit is simply insufficient – a mere drop in the ocean for hard-pressed households. We know that the cost of living…

News – The Labour Party Where is the VAT cut for energy bills? Youth Travel Card still nonexistent Work must pay – inflation busting wage increases needed Labour Party spokesperson on Finance, Ged Nash has today sharply criticised the Taoiseach and the Tanaiste for failing to get to grips with the runaway cost of living….

News – The Labour PartyLabour health spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has said that frontline healthcare workers cannot play the price for poor planning and insisted that improving pay and conditions of workers must be a top priority for the Minister for Health. Deputy Smith said: “I was deeply disappointed that Minister Donnelly could not be…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Social Protection spokesperson Seán Sherlock has today said the government must now shelve plans to increase the pension age once and for all. Speaking following the publication of an Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection report on the Commission on Pensions Deputy Sherlock said: “The recommendations are to be welcomed and…

News – The Labour PartyIn the Dáil today, Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly raised with the Taoiseach his decision to abolish the previous Cabinet Committee on National Security and asked when the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces would be published. Deputy Kelly said: “The current Taoiseach decided not to continue the Cabinet…

News – The Labour PartyLabour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said the leaked decision to revert to the traditional leaving cert is a missed opportunity for the delivery of education in this country. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “There is huge disappointment and hurt from students throughout the country who have learned about the decision on…