News – The Labour PartyLabour’s spokesperson for Climate, Energy & Environment, Ciarán Ahern TD, has said that Government is failing to recognise the impact of data centres on household energy bills and our decarbonisation efforts. Speaking during Labour’s motion on data centres, energy use and climate change in the Dáil today, Deputy Ahern called for…

News – The Labour Party Motion calls for introduction of a levy on data centres to drive down household bills Time for reintroduction of targeted energy credits to support households The Dáil will debate a Labour Party motion on Wednesday at 10am calling for a moratorium on building new data centres. Speaking in advance of…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s transport spokesperson Ciaran Ahern TD has called for increased road traffic enforcement in light of figures showing a 23% increase in motorists caught speeding on the previous year. Deputy Ahern said: “We need to hear a plan for Government to address rising road offences. We know speeding and mobile phone…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s energy spokesperson Ciaran Ahern TD has called for support of Labour’s motion to introduce a moratorium on the building of data centres, to be debated in the Dáil next Wednesday. Responding to ESRI data highlighting that low-income households are hit disproportionately with energy price hikes, Deputy Ahern said people were…

News – The Labour Party Labour to use Dáil time next week to seek moratorium on new data centres and demand action on soaring energy costs Labour energy spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has called on Government to urgently tackle energy affordability and reinstate targeted support for struggling households following the publication of new Commission for…

News – The Labour Party Greenpeace estimates the world’s richest individuals cause almost $1 trillion in climate damage every year Time for a polluter pays approach to climate action   Labour climate spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has called for a fairer polluter pays approach to taxation and climate action following new Greenpeace analysis showing that…

News – The Labour Party More than 5,500 hospitalised road traffic casualties do not appear in Garda collision statistics Sherlock calls for urgent action to ensure all serious road collisions inform safety planning   Labour’s Marie Sherlock TD has called for an urgent review of how road safety data is collected and used, after a…

News – The Labour PartyLabour climate spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD said the United Nations report that cites Ireland as a “cautionary” tale on the environmental impact of runaway artificial intelligence growth should ring alarm bells.  Deputy Ahern said Government must end its open-door approach and ensure that data centres do not impose additional costs on…