News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Alan Kelly and Finance spokesperson Ged Nash will today Tuesday 9th February at 11.30am on the Leinster House plinth, launch our motion calling for a National Aggressive Suppression Strategy on Covid-19. This will be debated in the Dáil on Wednesday morning in private members time. The motion, appended…

News – The Labour Party This morning in the Seanad, Labour Senators put down a commencement matter on ‘the need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to implement a ban on the development of co-living schemes where construction has not yet commenced.’   Today, Monday 8th February, Labour Senators have expressed their…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader, Alan Kelly TD, has called on the Government to allocate funds to recruit more driving testers in order to clear the massive backlog that now exists.  This comes as figures released by Parliamentary Question to Deputy Kelly reveal that 64,467 people are currently waiting to sit their driving…

News – The Labour Party Announcement of new payment is just Job Seekers by another name. FG during election said transition payment would be at rate of State Pension. Full transition payment still needed. Responding to the announcement today by the Minister for Social Protection of a revised benefit payment, Labour Social Protection spokesperson Seán…

News – The Labour PartyLabour housing spokesperson Senator Rebecca Moynihan has called on the Government to publish how cost rental costs are arrived at. Following the announcement by Minister O’Brien that three Approved Housing Bodies (AHB) had received approval for the State’s first cost rental scheme, delivering 390 homes, Senator Moynihan has reiterated Labour’s call…

News – The Labour Party Sherlock slams Tánaiste’s solo run. At end of January, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar co-signed a letter with eight other Employment affairs ministers in an attempt to undermine the German Presidency’s directive on adequate minimum wages.  Reacting to this letter, Labour employment affairs spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock said this is a direct and…

News – The Labour Party Consultation welcome but students need concrete timeline Third level institutions not referenced as part of the plan Where is the independent review of Leaving Cert 2020?   Labour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD has called on the Minister for Education to set a concrete timeline for a decision regarding…

News – The Labour PartyLabour transport spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has urged the Minister for Transport to urgently sign off on regional and local roads maintenance grant allocation. This money is of vital importance to ensure the continued improvement of our roads, making them safer for all users.  Deputy Smith said:  “Local authorities all over…