Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly and Higher Education spokesperson Annie Hoey will be available to speak to the media at 11.30am this morning, Tuesday 8th December on the Leinster House plinth when they will launch a bill on student nurses pay.  What: Doorstep with Alan Kelly and Annie Hoey. Where: Leinster House plinth. When: 11.30am,…

Citizens Assembly on education needs to be established to tackle these issues Irish Third-Level students’ students are twice as likely to be from affluent backgrounds according to the findings of a new report by the Higher Education Authority. Labour Education Spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said that the Government should be offended by the findings of…

Minister needs to immediately implement his own overcrowding bill that he introduced while in opposition Labour Housing Spokesperson, Senator Rebecca Moynihan has described the RTÉ Investigates Primetime programme that revealed 11 people living in a flat during the pandemic as shocking but unsurprising. Senator Moynihan said: “What was revealed in this Primetime programme about overcrowding…

Labour Housing Spokesperson, Senator Rebecca Moynihan has called on the Minister for Housing, Darragh O’Brien to meet with the Salvation Army who run Lefroy House an emergency child only night shelter for homeless for homeless teenagers. The centre caters for seven young people, male and female between the age of 12 and 18 who are…

Contradictory announcements from Government on vaccine rollout Government need to outline how they will deal with companies who want to provide the vaccine privately to employees Need to examine whether we need emergency data legislation given past issues with the PSC card Speaking at Leaders Questions, Labour Leader and Health Spokesperson, Alan Kelly challenged the…

Fianna Fáil statement outlining why the Government voted against the motion is galling Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Greens should be ashamed for voting against paying student nurses according to Labour Senator Annie who was speaking after the three Government parties voted against a private members motion in the Dáil to pay student nurses. …

This evening, 2nd December 2020, the ‘Committee Stage’ debate on Labour’s Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018 adjourned after one hour to facilitate further discussion with Minister for Justice Helen McEntee and her officials, prior to the return of the Bill for adjourned ‘Committee Stage’ early in 2021. Speaking…

Labour Senator Annie Hoey is calling on the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to establish a dedicated team to support the estimated 67,000 young carers in Ireland today. Senator Hoey today responded to a report published by Family Carers Ireland. Speaking in the Seanad, Senator Hoey said: “The Minister needs to take…