News – The Labour Party The National Ambulance Service (NAS) is critically understaffed — 1,860 paramedics short of the 2026 workforce plan — with major regional gaps and no agreed workforce framework in place. Offering new graduates 16‑week fixed‑term contracts is unacceptable and undermines 80 trainees who expected permanent roles. The Minister must act before…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party’s Alan Kelly TD and Conor Sheehan TD have welcomed the announcement of the acquisition of land at Raheen to facilitate a new hospital campus in Limerick. Speaking today, Deputy Sheehan said the ball is firmly in the Government’s court to make sure this piece of critical infrastructure is…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader and Spokesperson for Northern Ireland Ivana Bacik TD has welcomed that draft legislation will be introduced to hold an inquiry on the circumstances of the Omagh Bombing. She has emphasised the importance of survivor-led and independent processes to progress meaningful truth and reconciliation for victims and survivors of the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Housing Spokesperson, Conor Sheehan TD has said that medically vulnerable people in homelessness being failed by the state. Deputy Sheehan was speaking after raising the case in the Dáil last week during statements on homelessness and in today’s Irish Times report. Sheehan said that a new framework is needed to…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking today, leader of the Labour Party Ivana Bacik TD said: “I strongly agree with the statement today, International Women’s Day, by our President Catherine Connolly. As I have said this week, the failure of the Government to call out and condemn illegal strikes across the Middle East has been shameful….

News – The Labour Party Eviction notices withdrawn in Wexford following public pressure Labour TD for Wexford George Lawlor has welcomed the decision by the landlord who issued 36 Notices of Termination to tenants in Wexford to withdraw those eviction notices, saying the reversal will bring relief to families who had been facing the loss…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Kildare South Mark Wall has said the case reported of a Kildare woman who was forced to leave her job because of a three hour daily commute on the N7 is a stark example of how Ireland’s broken commuting system is forcing workers out of vital roles. Deputy…

News – The Labour Party Labour’s Bill would provide 20 days leave for early pregnancy loss and 10 days to attend fertility treatments Labour to host rally for women’s healthcare this Sunday March 8th at 12 noon at the Garden of Remembrance Speaking in the Dáil today, Labour’s health spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has urged…