Will everyone waiting have a date by mid-July? Are supplies confirmed? After raising again in the Dáil the need to reduce the 12 week gap between doses of AstraZeneca, Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly criticised the Taoiseach for repeating previous answers, and called for public confirmation that those waiting for their second dose are now…

Following the publication of the Annual Early Years Sector Profile Report for 2019/2020, Labour Spokesperson on childcare and candidate in the upcoming Dublin Bay South bye-election, Senator Ivana Bacik has said that there is a clear and obvious need to move quickly towards a model of universal public childcare as costs continue to spiral in…

State should consider a repair and upkeep scheme for defibs All schools should have defibs installed Labour sports spokesperson Mark Wall has called on the Minister for Sport to urgently develop a national register of all defibrillators in the country. Speaking in the Seanad today, Senator Wall said the State must consider a repair and…

Labour’s new Land Bill due for debate in the Dáil on Wednesday would give local authorities the power to do CPO development land at its existing use value plus 25%. The Land Bill would enact key recommendation of the 1973 ‘Kenny Report’ that FG and FF have blocked for decades. Bill would tackle land hoarding…

Labour’s new Land Bill due for debate in the Dáil on Wednesday would give local authorities the power to CPO development land at its existing use value plus 25%. The Land Bill would enact key recommendation of 1973 ‘Kenny Report’ that FG and FG have blocked for decades. Bill would tackle land hoarding and speculation…

Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly, together with Housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan and Seanad Leader Ivana Bacik will be available on the plinth at Leinster House this morning at 11.30am to launch our new Land Bill that would implement the 1973 Kenny Report and speak to issues of the day. The bill will be debated in…

Labour Party Spokesperson on Finance Ged Nash has described today’s comments from the Tánaiste on income tax cuts as “standard election related kite-flying by Fine Gael” that “reveals the party’s obsession with Sunday morning headlines over real, sustainable policy development.” Mr Nash said that Ireland needed to engage in some serous thinking on economic matters…

Emergency Dáil debate needed as 480 jobs lost and regional connectivity devastated. Clairty needed on what was done to save PSO routes. Constant delay on antigen testing unacceptable. After Stobart Air ceased operations impacting 480 jobs and causing a devestating loss of regional connectivity, Labour Transport spokesperson Duncan Smith said the hands-off approach from government…