News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Housing Spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has slammed the Government’s failure to address Ireland’s worsening homelessness crisis, following the release of the May figures showing more than 15,747 people, including 4,844 children, now in emergency accommodation. Speaking today in Dublin, Deputy Sheehan said that it “beggars belief” that Ireland is running…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s defence spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has called for an urgent Dáil debate on defence to be scheduled for next week. Following news that the Tánaiste is expected to sign up to the EU SAFE (Security Action for Europe) instrument, Deputy Smith said people need a guarantee that we can invest…

News – The Labour PartyLabour leader and Dublin Bay South TD Ivana Bacik has urged Government to act to end the practice of early year facilities charging prospective parents a non-refundable administrative fee to secure a space for their child. Deputy Bacik said: “On top of extortionate childcare fees and a near total lack of…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on social protection Mark Wall TD has today called on the Minister for Social Protection to get to grips with the spiralling waiting times for social protection appeals to be processed. Data released to Deputy Wall shows that across all social protection schemes, the average waiting time for…

News – The Labour Party Government must immediately agree to extending the special scheme of paid leave as per the Labour Court recommendations released today to end of December 2025. Attitude of Government towards the 159 workers who risked their health and lives in a public health emergency and who suffer long term consequences, is…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on children Mark Wall TD has today questioned whether government parties are talking to one another as a Fine Gael TD calls for fast-tracking a €200 monthly cap on childcare fees, despite fine Gael already committing to this. Deputy Wall said: “It is bewildering to see a Fine…

News – The Labour Party The level of inertia on the delivery of public housing is impossible to understand  Dead hand of the Custom House is continuously holding up delivery in our communities    Questioning the Tánaiste during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil today, Labour’s housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD called on Government to act…

News – The Labour Party Councils must explain failure to the Oireachtas   Labour’s Climate Spokesperson Ciarán Ahern TD has today called for an urgent hearing of the Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action to summon local authorities over the findings of a damning new EPA report into large-scale illegal peat extraction. The report…