Labour Senator Kevin Humphreys has called on the Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy to commit to funding the 900 social and affordable housing units that were committed to on the IGB site in his constituency. The call comes as the community prepare to protest this Saturday at 11am on the Sean Moore Road. Sen. Humphreys…

Labour Health spokesperson Alan Kelly TD reacting to the latest developments in the National Children’s Hospital scandal has called for the Minister for Public Expenditure to make a statement on the role of the Chief Procurement Officer, and for the comprehensive release of a series of documents including: All briefings prepared and presented by the…

After another shooting death on the Northside, Labour Senator for Dublin Bay North, Aodhán Ó Riordáin has said that the latest incident in Darndale must be a wake up call for the Minister for Justice who has refused to engage with him on Garda resources for the area. Sen. Ó Ríordáin said:“This morning’s shooting incident…

Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said that Ministers Harris and Donohoe’s accounts of who knew what and when on the National Children’s Hospital don’t stack up following the publication of minutes which show the officials in the Department of Health knew of a €400 million overrun since September 2018. Deputy Kelly said:…

Brendan Ryan, Labour Spokesperson for Defence has called for Ireland to sign the EU status of forces agreement (S.O.F.A.). The agreements guarantee that Ireland’s neutrality will remain protected while securing proper legal protection for the Defence Forces.  Deputy Ryan said: “The EU Status of Forces Agreement is designed to ensure that our Defence Forces has…

Labour Party Housing spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan has said that if we are to fulfill the ideals of the Democratic Programme one hundred years after its publication, then we must remove all barriers to housing and bring an end to family homelessness.  Deputy O’Sullivan said: “The Labour Party is bringing a motion before the Dáil today to set out a…

Speech by Labour TD, Deputy Brendan Ryan, in Dáil Éireann, 05/02/2019 Remarks on Job Path The Labour Party will be supporting the Sinn Féin motion tonight. The devastating crash caused by Fianna Fáil’s disastrous economic management saw unemployment peak in late 2011 at 15.9%, with hundreds of thousands losing their jobs, emigrating or underemployed. The…

Decency, Justice and Equality are Labour’s core values. Today we are talking about what these values mean when it comes to children and young people. When Labour’s leader, Tom Johnson, wrote the 1919 Democratic Programme of the First Dáil, he stressed that “the first duty” of Government was towards the education, development and welfare of…