News – The Labour PartyReacting to the report by The Economist that House prices in Dublin are 25 per cent over-valued against income (Irish Times, ‘The ‘Economist’ says Dublin house prices are 25% over-valued’, 27 August 2018), Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin said: “Pope Francis was right to visit the Capuchin Centre to highlight the…

News – The Labour Party 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…

News – The Labour PartyLabour 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…

News – The Labour PartyLabour 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…

News – The Labour PartyCommenting 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…

News – The Labour PartyLabour 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…

News – The Labour PartyLabour 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…

News – The Labour PartyLabour 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…