Labour Health spokesperson Alan Kelly TD has called on the Minister for Health to guarantee that representatives of the families affected by Cervical Check receive the Scally report before publication, in tandem with the Cabinet. Deputy Kelly also raised concerns about the timing of the leak of concerns about the renewal of lab contracts for…

Labour Senator Kevin Humphreys, who has been calling for action to regulate AirBnB for two years has welcomed the belated moves by the Minister for Housing to regulate the sector. Senator Kevin Humphreys said: “Today’s Sunday Times reports that the Minister for Housing will finally take action on short term lets like AirBnB. Areas like…

Following the revelation by the Irish Midwives and Nurses Organisation that the HSE have no emergency department plan for Winter, Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called on Minister for Health Simon Harris to publicly address this issue.  Deputy Kelly said: “The revelations today by the INMO following their meeting with the HSE…

Speaking today in response to Minister Eoghan Murphy’s threat to cut the role of local authorities, Labour Leader Brendan Howlin called this either a hollow threat or a foolish suggestion, either of which indicates a Minister well out of his depth and failing in his responsibilities. Deputy Howlin said: “This is either a hollow threat…

Responding to the Irish Fiscal Council’s pre-budget statement, Labour Finance and Public Expenditure Spokesperson, Joan Burton TD, noted two important flaws in the Fiscal Council’s comparison of Ireland to other small open economies. Deputy Burton said: “The Fiscal Council has an important role to play in providing independent advice to Government to help prevent the…

 Labour Senator Kevin Humphreys is calling on Minister Murphy to expedite promised recommendations to cabinet on regulating the short-term rental market Speaking today Senator Humphreys said “This week we heard the Minister for Housing claim that he would strip local councils of their ability to provide emergency housing and move them to his own department….

Responding to the Taoiseach’s letter to Micheál Martin and the front page headline ‘Tax cut of €600 for “average worker” key to Varadkar’s wish-list’ (Irish Independent, 5 September 2018), Labour Leader Brendan Howlin pointed out that far from providing a tax cut for “average” workers, the proposed changes would not provide any benefit to the…

Labour spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, has criticised the Minister for Health for his failure to address the lengthy waiting times for children in need of scoliosis surgery. This comes as parents and their children are still waiting long beyond the four month waiting time previously promised by Minister Harris. Deputy Kelly said: “It…