The Taoiseach has confirmed a roadmap which will contain a framework for living with Covid-19 will be published in Mid-September at Leaders Questions in response to the Labour Leader Alan Kelly.   Deputy Kelly said:    “I am glad that the Taoiseach finally confirmed to me that the publication of a strategy for living with…

Labour Party Agriculture and the Marine spokesperson Seán Sherlock has congratulated the new Minister for Agriculture and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, on his appointment to the Cabinet. Deputy Sherlock said: “I congratulate Minister McConalogue and wish him well in his brief. It is crucial, now more than ever, that confidence is restored for all…

Speaking today in response to reports that the Government is considering either the nomination of one man or of two candidates (one man and one woman) to the EU Commission position vacated by Phil Hogan, Senator Bacik proposed Taoiseach Micheal Martin take a positive stand for women’s rights and just nominate one woman candidate for…

The Housing Minister must prioritise a package of support for renters according to Labour Housing Spokesperson, Senator Rebecca Moynihan. Senator Moynihan was speaking after the release of the 2019 CSO Survey on Income and Living Conditions. Senator Moynihan said: “The findings of this survey are stark in that the largest year-on-year increase in the enforced…

Labour Party Leader and Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said today’s trolley figures give us a first glimpse into winter in our health service. Deputy Kelly said: “Today the INMO TrolleyWatch figures state that over 221 people are on trolleys today, the highest number since  Covid arrived on our shores. “There is a real…

Since May the Labour Party has called for school profiling to be dropped from Leaving Cert grading model. Breakdown of estimated grading needs to be released on 7th and not after CAO offers. While welcoming the decision of the Minister for Education to remove historical school comparisons from the calculated grades process, Labour Education spokesperson…

Labour Party launch bill to give workers in Ireland the legal right to sick pay for the first time. Bill will also give parents the right to paid leave if their child is forced to stay home from school due to COVID-19. Ireland is an outlier in Europe, and it has been highlighted by NPHET and…

· Government must provide special package of supports · Future roadmap needed for any area that may be locked down Kildare South based Labour Senator Mark Wall has welcomed the lifting of localised Covid-19 restrictions imposed on the county. Senator Wall said: “There is an overwhelming sense of relief in County Kildare this evening following…