News – The Labour Party Labour continues to call for mandatory hotel quarantine National Aggressive Suppression Strategy vital to reopen communities   Labour Leader Alan Kelly has welcomed the adoption of key components of its National Aggressive Suppression Strategy (NASS) by Minister Donnelly. Signing new regulations into law last night, Minister Donnelly introduced a ban…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on housing, Senator Rebecca Moynihan, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Housing in the UK that landlords will no longer be able to issue blanket bans on pets in rented accommodation. The new Model Tenancy Agreement states that a ban on pets should only be enforced when…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on the arts, Senator Marie Sherlock, has criticised the Government’s failure to extend the Covid-19 Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS) to sectors without permanent premises. The scheme, introduced to support businesses impacted by the restrictions, focuses narrowly on business with physical premises, excluding an arts and events industry that provides…

News – The Labour Party UK have a ‘Tell Us Once’ Service for notifying a death to government bodies. Labour Party Social Protection Spokesperson Seán Sherlock TD has urged Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys to create a single portal to support family members when they have to engage with social protection and other public…

News – The Labour Party Tánaiste says it is intention to expand mandatory hotel quarantine as capacity and capability improves. Questioning the Tánaiste about Labour’s call for a national aggressive suppression strategy (NASS), Labour Leader Alan Kelly welcomed the positive engagement from the government to debate the pros and cons of the detail of such…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking after the launch of research by SIPTU’s Big Start Campaign, Labour Spokesperson for Children, Senator Ivana Bacik has said: “‘We are a sector that is full of hope, but we are continually let down with every budget’ – the words of union activist Eilish Balfe ring true to the experiences…

News – The Labour Party Time must be allocated to climate debate in the Dáil Minister must urgently extend the status of the Climate Action Advisory Council As we continue to await the presentation of our Annual Transition Statement from the Climate Action Minister, Labour climate spokesperson, Duncan Smith TD, has called for the reintroduction…

News – The Labour Party We need weekly data on how many doses we are receiving into Ireland. Daily Vaccination Figures must be consistently published. Breakdown of how many Covid-facing healthcare workers have been vaccinated must be published. Following questions to the Minister for Health today on vaccine rollout, Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly repeated…