Speaking after nine tenants were evicted from a house in North Dublin, with a number of men repossessing and boarding up the property, Labour Housing Spokesperson Senator Rebecca Moynihan has said that we are facing into a winter of evictions and infections unless the Government act to increase security for tenants. Senator Moynihan said: “We…

Labour Housing Spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan has called for a substantial programme of house building as part of Budget 2021. Moynihan was speaking after the publication of a report by property economist Ronan Lyons and industry body Irish Institutional Property (IIP) showing that as many as 47,000 houses will have to be built each year for…

Labour Party Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD, has called for the Minister for Education to come before the Oireachtas Covid Committee to answer the many questions that remain around school reopening. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “We are now two weeks from when schools are supposed to reopen and still so many questions remain. “Today…

The Tánaiste needs to instruct his officials to urgently address an anomaly with the Restart grant according to Kildare South based Labour Senator, Mark Wall. Senator Wall said: “I have been contacted by several angry business owners in Kildare who did not apply for the initial Restart grant before the scheme was abruptly terminated last…

The Labour Party Representative on the Oireachtas Covid-19 Committee Duncan Smith T.D has welcomed the Government’s decision to take on board the Labour proposal of a traffic light system for Covid-19. Deputy Smith said: “I put it to the Minister in the Dáil in early July that we would need a traffic light system where…

The model for funding the care of the elderly needs urgent according to Labour Senator Annie Hoey who was speaking after the publication of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General detailing the failures of the Fair Deal Scheme. Senator Hoey said: “Demand for nursing home places exceeds supply every year and my Labour…

Businesses need clear guidance on enforcing rules mandating customers to wear face coverings according to Labour Enterprise Spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “While the new guidelines introduced yesterday are welcome and shop owners are reporting strong compliance with the regulations, businesses need guidance on what to do if a customer refuses to…

Students should have the option of refunds from Higher Education Institutes and student accommodation providers given they will not be on campus fulltime when third-level institutes resume due to Covid restrictions according to Labour Spokesperson on Further and Higher Education, Senator Annie Hoey.    Senator Hoey said:    “Students and their families are under enough…