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Latest news and press releases from our public reps are below.

Doorstep on Labour’s Working from Home Bill – 11.30am Tuesday

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party leader Alan Kelly and Sen. Marie Sherlock will be available to speak to the media on the Leinster House Plinth at 11.30am today, Tuesday 17th November about Labour’s Working from Home Bill which will be debated in private members time on Wednesday morning, and other issues of the day….

Labour Trade Unionists
16 November 2020

Strong Statutory Sick Pay Scheme an essential outcome of consultation process

News – The Labour Party Labour Party Bill was delayed for six months. Huge public support for Paid Sick Leave. Public Consultation will inform proposals. Responding to the Government’s belated public consultation on a statutory sick pay scheme, Labour Employment spokesperson Marie Sherlock urged people to have their say, highlighting that a poll previously found…

16 November 2020

Urgent guidance needed on Christmas religious services

News – The Labour Party Level 3 does not allow for religious services while Level 2 has a cap of 50 people. With less than six weeks to Christmas, Labour Community spokesperson Seán Sherlock TD, has called for guidance on what level of religious services will be allowed during the Christmas period so that Church…

Seán Sherlock TD
16 November 2020

Labour Group to reject private development of Oscar Traynor lands

News – The Labour Party“The Labour Group on Dublin City Council rejects the proposal to tender the development of the Oscar Traynor lands to Glenveigh Living Ltd.   “While the proposal presents a high quality attractive development, it sees us trade half of the total housing units (428) for the building of community amenities and infrastructure. This does…

Labour Trade Unionists
15 November 2020

SNAs must be treated with respect – Dept should suspend 72 hours requirement during the pandemic

News – The Labour PartyLabour Education Spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called on the Department of Education to suspend the requirement on SNAs to work the additional 72 hours under the Public Service Pay Agreement during the Covid crisis. Deputy Ó Ríordáin was speaking after a letter was sent from the Department of Education to…

13 November 2020

Doorstep with Alan Kelly – 12pm LH Plinth

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party leader Alan Kelly will be available to speak to the media on the Leinster House Plinth at 12pm on the Woulfe appointment process. What: Labour doorstep with Alan Kelly TD Where: Leinster House plinth. When: 12pm, Friday 13th November ENDS

Labour Trade Unionists
13 November 2020

Taoiseach and McEntee need to make urgent statements on Woulfe appointment process

News – The Labour Party It is not believable that the Taoiseach was not informed of Judge applicants or was Cabinet misled? Did Minister for Justice discuss names for Cabinet in advance  with Tánaiste? Was position held vacant for months for the sitting Attorney General? The previous Attorney General sat on the JAAB up until…

13 November 2020

Can someone please remind Stephen Donnelly that student nurses on the frontline cannot live on applause and platitudes

News – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Higher Education, Senator Annie Hoey is calling on the Minister for Health and the HSE to end the practice of unpaid work by student nurses in hospitals across the country. Senator Hoey said: “Since my election to Seanad Eireann, I have raised at every opportunity with the Minister…

Senator Annie Hoey image
13 November 2020

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