News – The Labour Party Changes to 1988 Housing Act only taken to massage down homeless figures Vulnerable people will now be ineligible for local authority safety net Tightening the legal definition of who qualifies for emergency accommodation is a gatekeeping strategy Labour’s housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has called out the Minister for Housing’s…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking today as more criminal cases face delays and adjournments due to the absence of solicitors, and as more solicitors resign from the criminal legal aid panel, Ivana Bacik TD has called on Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan to intervene directly and engage with the Law Society to resolve the ongoing…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Finance Spokesperson Ged Nash TD has called on the Government to publish the long-awaited Departmental report into Aughinish Alumina before the Dáil recess next week, warning that any further delay is unacceptable given the serious allegations surrounding alumina exports to Russia. Deputy Nash said: “People in Ukraine continue to pay…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has expressed her disappointment at Government TDs’ support for a delaying amendment to Labour’s Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Against Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2025 yesterday evening. Deputy Bacik had repeatedly urged the Government to allow the legislation to proceed without further delay and…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party TD for Cork North Central, Eoghan Kenny, has called on the Minister for Education to urgently explain the Department’s decision not to proceed with Local Bargaining measures for Special Needs Assistants (SNAs), despite those measures being approved by members in a separate ballot. Deputy Kenny has written to the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD, Cork City Councillor Peter Horgan and Senator Laura Harmon have said CPO of the Bessborough site remains an option for government following the decision to grant planning following an appeal brought by Labour Party Councillor Peter Horgan. The Labour Party representatives said the granting of planning…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has called on Government to include Labour’s proposed Safe Fund in Budget 2027, saying women and children experiencing domestic abuse cannot afford further delays. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil today, Deputy Bacik raised the alarming increase in the number of women killed violently this…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Dublin Central Marie Sherlock has described the State purchase of the old Carlton Cinema site as a “game changer”, saying it must herald a new era in the redevelopment of O’Connell Street and Moore Street. Deputy Sherlock said: “It’s hugely welcome news that the State has purchased the…