News – The Labour Party The Government must confront the challenges of its broken care model and our ageing population. A New Fair Deal for care would see an amendment to the Fair Deal scheme to enable families to draw down funding to pay for care at home, rather than in a nursing home. In…

News – The Labour Party Labour calling for targeted increase in Stamp Duty. Changes to Revenue rules should also be possible. After a week of speculation about measures that the government might introduce on investment funds buying up homes, Labour Finance spokesperson Ged Nash said it was revealing that we have yet to hear any…

News – The Labour Party Minimum standard of care needed across the country Labour leader and health spokesperson Alan Kelly TD has once again urged the Government to provide clarity on maternity restrictions, ensure there is a consistent application of a minimum standard of care across the country, and for antigen testing to be used…

News – The Labour PartyWelcoming the doubling of school summer provision programmes this year, Labour spokesperson for Children Senator Ivana Bacik has called on the Minister to support this step with a full ‘Catch Up for Children’ fund to offset the impact of the pandemic on children and young people. Such a fund would be…

News – The Labour Party Labour Bill would give platform workers in the gig economy access to rights and protections. Brings our employment code up to date and stamps out bogus self-employment. Allows access to information about the algorithms that decide their pay and performance. Launching a new Bill to provide platform workers in the…

News – The Labour PartyFollowing an investigation by Newstalk that revealed single people on typical salaries can only afford homes in seven counties, Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan has said Government’s decision to develop housing policy for dual-income households is extremely dangerous. Senator Moynihan said: “Our dysfunctional housing market has let down too many people….

News – The Labour Party Answers needed from Tánaiste and IDA about how these jobs were lost. Taskforce needed to find alternative users for the Baldoyle sites. Ministers must ensure all necessary supports are put in place for workers. The loss of more than 100 jobs is another huge blow for the Northside, said local…

News – The Labour Party Increase in transactions tax on investors would give first time buyers a leg-up. A 15% rate applies in the UK to those buying more than 1 residential property worth over €1.5m pounds. Would have an immediate impact if introduced now. Other tax measures to target their profits still needed. Labour…