News – The Labour PartyLabour leader Alan Kelly has called for a rethink of the current approach to public services in light of the increased cost of living in Ireland. With CSO figures confirming prices rising by 5.3% in the year to November, Deputy Kelly said inflation has totally outstripped increases in wages and ordinary…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Senator and health committee member Annie Hoey said the inability of the Minister for Health to provide a single straight answer regarding the abortion review under questioning is deeply worrying. Highlighting the many areas that need to be examined during the review, Senator Hoey said the Minister cannot continue to…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Further and Higher Education Annie Hoey has called on the Minister to provide assurance to all students that in-person exams are being held in line with public health guidance. Senator Hoey said: “Young people have been an afterthought throughout the pandemic. Last month I wrote to Minister Harris…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Dublin Bay South TD Ivana Bacik will introduce a bill this week for a radical new vision for the protection and enhancement of Dublin Bay. Bacik’s Bill would establish a statutory Dublin Bay Authority charged with preserving for future generations the distinctive character of Dublin Bay and its ecology as…

News – The Labour PartyLabour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan said government’s ‘Housing for All’ plan seems to be drifting further and further out of reach with the announcement of 200 jobs in local authorities throughout the country, with none approved to date in Dublin. Senator Moynihan said there are serious questions as to how these…

News – The Labour Party – Recruitment effort for vaccinators and swabbers needed With new restrictions planned to tackle the very high number of Covid-19 cases, Labour Health spokesperson Duncan Smith said a comprehensive new strategy is needed to bring us through the winter and protect our health service. Deputy Smith said: “Today in the…

News – The Labour PartyResponding to news that Dublin is now the sixth most expensive capital city to rent in the world, Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan said the city is haemorrhaging young people, creatives and life long Dubs as a result of extortionate rents. Reiterating calls for a three year rent freeze, Senator Moynihan…

News – The Labour PartyWelcoming the news today that the Department of Justice will regularise thousands of undocumented migrants and their families, Labour spokesperson on Children, Equality and Integration Ivana Bacik TD has said that the government must continue to work with Labour and other stakeholders for the full achievement of Labour Youth’s ‘Born Here…