Following a discussion today (Wednesday, 9th March) at the Joint Oireachtas Health Committee on hospital overcrowding, Labour Senator and Health Committee member Annie Hoey said real investment is needed in healthcare workers. Senator Hoey said: “The government has failed workers in the health service for too long. All witnesses at today’s Oireachtas committee gave compelling…

Labour Party spokesperson on Finance Ged Nash has today said maximum price orders must be immediately introduced in an effort to address the spiralling cost of petrol and diesel. Deputy Nash said: “The pressure being applied to the backs of working people is rapidly becoming unsustainable. The Government must get real and cap the price of…

Dáil Éireann will tomorrow (March 9th) debate a Labour Party motion on the right to flexible work. In response to the government’s bill which would effectively give employers the right to refuse requests from employees, the Labour Party want to make flexible work the default option and not the exception. Speaking in advance of the…

Dáil Éireann will tomorrow (March 9th) debate a Labour Party motion on the right to flexible work. In response to the government’s bill which would effectively give employers the right to refuse requests from employees, the Labour Party want to make flexible work the default option and not the exception. Speaking in advance of the…

Labour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has today written to the Minister for Education asking for an update on supports for children fleeing from Ukraine. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “While we watch on in horror with events in Ukraine, we need to prepare as a country to welcome all people fleeing Ukraine and ensure they…

Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan said government must urgently implement Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill to end the practice of landlords evicting tenants when selling properties. Responding to figures released by the Rental Tenancies Board, Senator Moynihan said renters in the private market need much better protections. Senator Moynihan said: “Labour has long campaigned for better…

A joint meeting of the Labour Party Executive Board and Parliamentary Party took place today, and affirmed that Alan Kelly would continue as acting leader until a successor is elected. The Executive Board adopted rules for the election of a new Leader in line with the provisions of the Labour Party Constitution. A candidate for…

Labour Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Brendan Howlin T.D. said: “The unlawful and wholly unwarranted invasion of a sovereign nation by the forces of the Russian Federation demand an unprecedented international response. “The sanctions set out to date do not go far enough. Ireland should publicly call for the exclusion of Russia from the SWIFT financial system….