News – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Cork East and member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children & Youth Affairs Seán Sherlock has called on the government to provide clarity on pay and conditions for Early Years Educators and Childcare Workers following the completion of the report into the sector. Today in the Dáil,…

News – The Labour Party Is Ireland really the most prosperous country in Europe? report highlights limitations of GDP as a measurement of economic and social development Highlights need for new metrics as contained in Labour’s Measuring Quality of Life in Ireland Bill  Forthcoming National Economic Plan must include commitment on robust ‘Quality of Life’…

News – The Labour PartyWomen across the country continue to be invited for HPV tests through CervicalCheck, however many overwhelmed doctors are not in any position to offer the testing. Labour has called on the Government to prepare an online list of doctor’s who are providing this lifesaving service. Particularly in the context of watching…

News – The Labour Party The Labour Party has received an answer to a PQ suggesting that legislation to introduce classism as a tenth prohibited ground of discrimination under the Equal Status Acts 2000-2018 will be delayed by the pandemic.  The Government must provide a timeline for the introduction of a Bill to prevent this…

News – The Labour PartyLabour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has criticised the failure of the Department of Education to issue guidance to schools reopening next Thursday. The ongoing failure to communicate effectively with those in the education sector continues to create challenges for students, parents and teachers alike. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “We welcomed…

News – The Labour Party Potential homebuyers across the country are being denied drawdown of their mortgage by banks as their employer is availing of the EWSS Up to 300,000 workers and their partners may be affected, with more than 30,000 firms receiving the wage subsidy Minister for Finance must take urgent action   Speaking…

News – The Labour PartyResponding to the settlement of Lynsey Bennett’s case in the High Court, Labour Party Leader, Alan Kelly TD, has said that it is wrong that women at the centre of the CervicalCheck scandal still have to go through courts to get justice. Deputy Kelly said: “My thoughts first of all are…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Social Protection, Seán Sherlock TD, today urged the Minister for Social Protection to make plans now to deal with the impacts of Long Covid by adapting the enhanced illness benefit scheme to take account of their needs inclusive of the fuel allowance payment. Deputy Sherlock said: “We are…