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Govt must seize opportunity to protect problem gamblers

News – The Labour Party Labour Bill would ban all gambling ads Welcoming the report of the Oireachtas Justice Committee which recommends banning ads by betting companies before the watershed, Labour sports spokesperson Mark Wall said government must go further and ban all ads from gambling companies. Senator Wall said: “We know that gambling companies…

18 May 2022

UK proposals on protocol a breach of trust and international law

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Foreign and EU Affairs, Brendan Howlin TD said: “The latest stunt by the UK government on the Northern Ireland protocol has the potential to seriously damage the peace process in Northern Ireland, fundamentally damage east-west relations, and undermine efforts to build trust between the UK and EU. “If…

17 May 2022

Community resources needed to provide support for people suffering from eating disorders

News – The Labour PartyLabour Senator and member of the Oireachtas Health subcommittee on mental health Annie Hoey has called on government to address the concerns raised by Bodywhys at today’s committee meeting. Senator Hoey has written to social networking sites demanding more thorough and proactive interventions to protect people suffering from eating disorders from…

Senator Annie Hoey image
17 May 2022

DCC must address unequal grants allocation for public cycle infrastructure, say Labour Councillor

News – The Labour Party Minister Eamon Ryan’s Constituency received 13 times more than its neighbouring constituency At the start of National Bike Week, Labour Cllr Darragh Moriarty is calling on the NTA and DCC to correct the unfair imbalance of funding made available for cycle infrastructure to the Dublin South Central area. The breakdown…

16 May 2022

Time for implementation of a Rent to Buy housing scheme

News – The Labour PartyLabour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan has called for the introduction of a Rent to Buy housing scheme to help those caught in the rent trap get on the property ladder. With the cost of buying a home soaring nationwide, Senator Moynihan said time has come for government to be open to…

Senator Rebecca Moynihan
16 May 2022

Connolly the internationalist would see climate as the social justice issue of the century

News – The Labour PartySpeech by Labour Party Leader Ivana Bacik TD to the Annual James Connolly Commemoration, Arbour Hill. Comrades, members of the Connolly family, friends. As Leader of the Labour Party, it is an honour to address this joint SIPTU/Labour Party commemoration of the life and legacy of James Connolly. Connolly is the…

Ivana Bacik TD
15 May 2022

Government Failing Renters – Doubling of rents in a decade demands attention

News – The Labour Party Make the whole country an RPZ and freeze rents for 3 years Invest Croí Cónaithe allocation towards cost rental Increase cost rental targets in Housing for All Responding to the latest Daft rental report, Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan said the government is continuing to fail renters who are facing…

Senator Rebecca Moynihan
12 May 2022

National cervical cancer screening laboratory needed now says Smith

News – The Labour PartyLabour health spokesperson Duncan Smith has today (Thursday 12th May) criticised the government over the lack of progress made to develop a national cervical screening laboratory in Ireland. Despite promises made by the government following the CervicalCheck scandal that a laboratory would be fully operational in Ireland by September of this…

12 May 2022

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