Labour Party Housing spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has accused Minister Murphy of avoiding the harsh realities of the housing crisis. Deputy O’Sullivan said:  “This morning on RTÉ Radio, Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy, stated that while homeless figures are going to rise, his policies to solve the housing crisis are working. I’m not sure what…

Labour Party Health Spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called on potential Presidential candidates to be more responsible when commenting on vaccinations. Deputy Kelly said: “This week, thousands of young girls are starting secondary school and are due to receive the HPV vaccine in the coming weeks. Last year, we saw a rise in the uptake…

Labour spokesperson for Transport, Senator Kevin Humphries has welcomed the Railway Safety Advisory Committee recommendation for a dedicated policing unit for railways in Ireland.  Commenting today Senator Humphries said:  “The recommendation of the RSAC to the Minister for Transport is very welcome. I have raised this issue with the Ministers for Justice and Transport, as well in…

Commenting on speculation by columnist Noel Whelan in today’s Irish Times, The Labour Party Chairperson, Jack O’Connor has rejected absolutely out of hand any suggestion of Labour merging into what he described as any potential “tie -up” between Fianna Fail and the SDLP. He also went on to say that in the event of a…

Labour Councillor, and General Election Candidate for Waterford, John Pratt has called on Minister John Halligan to address the broken school bus transport system as parents receive refusal emails on concessionary tickets with the new school year just around the corner. Cllr. Pratt said: “Every year this issue arises and every year the Government fails…

Labour Party Transport spokesperson, Kevin Humphreys, has called on Fine Gael to stop trying to spin away Ireland’s failings when it comes to climate change. Senator Humphreys said: “Two years into this Government, Fine Gael have finally woken up to the Climate Change Advisory Council’s warning that Ireland is totally off course when it comes…

Labour Housing spokesperson Jan O’Sullivan TD has called for urgent government action on spiralling rent hikes including action to cap the rate of rent increases and changes to the eviction rules that are causing so much homelessness. The inaction by Fianna Fáil on so many policy proposals, who are keeping this government in power has…

Labour Senator Kevin Humphreys has welcomed today’s decision from Minister Murphy to bring proposals for a clampdown on Airbnb rentals to Cabinet and has called for Airbnb to release the number of Irish properties listed on their website. Speaking today Senator Humphreys said “This is a welcome development for renters and local communities. Airbnb has…