Commenting on the passing of the Waterford Council Budget, Mayor of Waterford City and County Council and Labour General Election candidate for Waterford, Cllr John Pratt said: “In June 2019, the Labour Party entered into agreement with The Greens, Independents and Sinn Fein to drive the activity of Waterford City and County Council for five…

I’m glad to be speaking today on Labour’s Pensions (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2017.   I should say from the outset that the Labour Party will always support the right of every person to have decent pension and a secure retirement. As a Party, we made this crystal clear at our recent conference in my…

Racism should not be allowed to take root in our society. It is not inevitable and we must take action to stamp it out, especially in our politics.   Our equality laws prohibit discrimination of employees or customers on the basis of several grounds, including race. The level of formal reporting of racist discrimination is…

Responding to today’s report on homeless families by the Mercy Law Resource Centre, Labour spokesperson on Housing Deputy Jan O’Sullivan said: “It is shocking to read that a woman who had given birth just one month earlier was placed in one night only accommodation with her new baby and 16-month-old child for several weeks, leaving…

Responding to today’s ‘Balance for Better Business’ report showing there is still a serious imbalance for women at leadership levels in Irish companies, Labour Senator Ivana Bacik said: “This report shows that women make up just 19.1% of publicly listed boards in Ireland, and while that is slightly up on six months ago, is still…

Following the publication of the University of Limerick report into criminal behaviour networks in Dublin South Central, Labour Party representative for the South West Inner City, Rebecca Moynihan, has called for substantial investment in intensive community policing in Dublin South-Central. Councillor Moynihan said: “Today’s report by the University of Limerick shines light on the reality…

Speaking on pre-European Council statements in the Dáil, Labour Leader Brendan Howlin said that a UK government led by the British Labour Party would be far better for Ireland because only Labour is committed to retaining close alignment with the European Union. In his contribution he went on to say: “The EU Council are meeting…

Responding to today’s report on organised crime and drug dealing in Dublin’s South Inner City, Dublin Labour Senator Aodhán Ó Riordáin commented:  “Sadly it doesn’t come as a major surprise that children as young as 12 are being groomed by drug gangs in Dublin.  “The reality is that a lot of criminality is based around…