Following confirmation in the Seanad today that the Minister for Education will not fund the development of an astro-turf pitch for Harold’s Cross Educate Together Secondary School, Senator Ivana Bacik and Councillor Mary Freehill have said that Government needs to do more to ensure adequate local sports facilities and public spaces. Senator Bacik said: “It…

Government has no answer for how families will pay their bills with lower payment while workers forced to wait for sector to recover. Responding to the expected government announcement on the planned cuts to the PUP, Labour Employment Affairs spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock said this bore all the hallmarks of a technocratic Government disconnected from…

Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly, together with Finance spokesperson Ged Nash and Seanad Leader Ivana Bacik will be available on the plinth at Leinster House this morning at 11.30am to respond to the government’s economic plan, and issues of the day. What: Doorstep with Labour reps. Where: Leinster House plinth, Kildare St. When: 11.30am, Tuesday…

Many students will have to travel in August and some colleges and countries have a vaccine requirement. Labour Further and Higher Education spokesperson Sen. Annie Hoey has raised concerns in the Seanad today about the lack of clear guidance for Erasmus and exchange students on requirements that may be in place for them to have…

Time to turn EWSS into a Short Time Work Scheme. Time spent on PUP must be reflected in future redundancy payments. Speaking in advance of the publication of the National Economic Recovery Plan, Labour Finance spokesperson Ged Nash TD warned that setting hard targets on the phasing out of pandemic income and business supports was…

Labour Senator Ivana Bacik has called for a common sense approach to be adopted in planning for an outdoor summer, and in developing a real vision for our public spaces. At a time that communities are encouraged to embrace the outdoors, local councils must have adequate resources to help the public enjoy their summer outside….

Focus on vaccine rollout and controlling variants essential. 60-69 year olds being left behind in reopening due to AstraZeneca dosing gap. Antigen testing still not being used enough. Continued economic supports for workers and businesses critical. With a further lifting of restrictions confirmed this evening, Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly warned that 60-69 year olds…

Rise of 12 homeless families from March to 925. 27 additional children now homeless meaning 2,193 children are without a home. Evictions are the primary cause of homelessness. With the homeless figures for April recording an increase of people without a home, Labour Housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan has called for the for the re-instalment of…