News – The Labour Party Government must guarantee SNA supports Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD today called on the Government to immediately provide clear assurances to schools and families on Special Needs Assistant (SNA) allocations, after raising the issue directly with the Taoiseach during Leaders’ Questions in Dáil Éireann. Deputy Bacik said Government’s handling of…

News – The Labour Party Government to oppose Labour Bill to end employer veto on remote work Labour enterprise spokesperson George Lawlor TD today slammed the Government for confirming it will oppose Labour’s Work Life Balance (Right to Remote Work) Bill 2026 during Labour’s Private Members’ Time in the Dáil, warning that workers are being…

News – The Labour Party We need delivery, targets, accountability now Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD today said the latest house price figures show the housing crisis continuing to move in the wrong direction, as new data confirm that house price inflation remained at seven per cent in 2025. Speaking in response to figures…

News – The Labour Party Government must appoint  mediator to resolve Limerick mayoral stasis Legislative review required Limerick Labour TD and Spokesperson on Housing and Local Government Conor Sheehan TD has called on Government to urgently bring forward the legislative review of the Directly Elected Mayor of Limerick and to appoint an independent mediator to…

News – The Labour PartyToday, 17th February, 2026, Labour Leader and Spokesperson for Northern Ireland Ivana Bacik hosted a briefing for Oireachtas Members on the Legacy Framework. Deputy Bacik was joined by experts from human rights and civil liberties organisations, Daniel Holder (Committee on the Administration on Justice), Gráinne Teggart (Amnesty International NI) and Joe…

News – The Labour Party 38,900 bed shortfall outrageous, but not surprising Labour further and higher education spokesperson Senator Laura Harmon today said the scale of the student accommodation crisis laid bare in a new report must act as a wake up call for Government, as students and families across Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has expressed his concern about the language used in communications to schools from the Department of Education regarding the allocation of SNAs. Deputy Kenny raised during the Order of Business in the Dáil correspondence from the Department which was issued to schools last week which…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD today raised the issue of the critical care extension at Rotunda maternity hospital at Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil. She said the issue is putting women, babies and frontline healthcare workers at risk, and that it reflects a wider failure by Government to prioritise modern, fit-for-purpose…