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…

News – The Labour Party Announcement on additional permanent public holiday needed this week Labour employment spokesperson Marie Sherlock said the government’s approach to the introduction of the new public holiday has been confusing, ill thought through and downright insulting to workers, particularly those who had to go out of their homes to do their…

News – The Labour PartyLabour health spokesperson Duncan Smith has reiterated his call for frontline healthcare workers to receive booster jabs as soon as possible. Pointing to the rising hospitalisations of Covid cases, Deputy Smith said the longer we leave the booster campaign, the more challenging it will be as we could likely lose vaccinators…

News – The Labour PartyAhead of the return to school from midterm break, Labour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called on the Department to trust school communities and ensure that no child is unnecessarily out of the classroom. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said that while precautions must be taken and public health guidance adhered to…

News – The Labour PartyResponding to the latest proposal from government on worker’s rights, Labour spokesperson on Employmemt Affairs, Senator Marie Sherlock said that while the tips proposal is well intentioned, the announcment today is another in a long list of government promises on worker’s rights. Senator Sherlock said: “The question has to be asked…