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Latest news and press releases from our public reps are below.

Urgent EU Summit on vaccines needed

News – The Labour Party Need to guarantee current supply is protected Must ensure contracts are honoured Plan to increase manufacturing in Europe required Labour leader Alan Kelly has called on the Government to demand an EU Summit to deal with the failure in the rollout of vaccines across the European Union. Speaking in the…

12 March 2021

Qualified Labour support for LDA Bill

News – The Labour PartyLabour housing spokesperson Senator Rebecca Moynihan has confirmed that Labour will support the Government’s Land Development Agency Bill at second stage, however significant red flags remain that Government will need to engage with opposition on. Senator Moynihan said: “The Labour Party has significant concerns regarding the detail of the LDA Bill…

Senator Rebecca Moynihan
11 March 2021

Urgent need to end the inequality of working from home

News – The Labour Party Workers must be protected with a right to switch off Employers should be compelled to ensure home working is carried out in a safe environment Marking one year since many workers were asked to work from home, Labour spokesperson on employment Senator Marie Sherlock has called on Government to progress…

11 March 2021

Labour launch survey on Leaving Cert reform

News – The Labour PartyLabour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD has launched a consultation into the Leaving Certificate process at it currently stands. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “It’s time to reform the Leaving Cert. In advance of the Oireachtas Education Committee holding hearings on reform, the Labour Party want to gather views on the…

11 March 2021

Government must commit to Forum on Banking

News – The Labour Party Labour Party welcomes Financial Services Unions discussion paper on the future of banking in Ireland Minister must now commit to an inclusive Forum to scope out the future of banking in Ireland  Labour’s Finance spokesperson Ged Nash TD has said the government must commit to the establishment of a Forum…

11 March 2021

Labour confirms candidates for Seanad Bye-elections

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party Executive Board met on Tuesday night and confirmed the names of our candidates for the two bye-elections to Seanad Éireann. Cllr Angela Feeney from Maynooth, Co. Kildare, will contest the vacancy on the Agricultural Panel. Angela is from a farming background, and as Head of a Department in Technological…

Labour Trade Unionists
10 March 2021

We may be faced with full-scale public inquiry on adoptions

News – The Labour PartyTime and tide waits for no man or woman and people are getting older. Speaking during the Dáil debate on Sinn Féin’s Civil Registration Bill, Labour TD and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Children, Seán Sherlock said that a full scale public inquiry may be the only way to deal…

Seán Sherlock TD
10 March 2021

Radical Action Needed to Prevent Another Decade of Mortgage Rip-Offs

News – The Labour Party Central Bank figures mortgage rip still continues for families Withdrawal of Ulster Bank likely to push up rates further Caps on mortgage interest rates now required  Labour finance spokesperson Ged Nash has said that today’s Central Bank figures prove that the interest rate rip-off goes on, with Ireland now having…

10 March 2021

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