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Labour condemns Minister’s removal of ‘complex needs’ in Special Education Criteria

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Education Spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD has strongly criticised the Minister for Special Education for removing ‘complex needs’ from the assessment criteria for special needs education.  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said: “The Minister for Special Education’s decision to completely remove ‘complex needs’ from the assessment criteria for special needs education…

14 February 2024

How long must people in Gaza wait?

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD today at Leader’s Questions raised the reports that the Irish Strategic Investment Fund has invested more than €4 million in companies based in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights – investments which not fuel the ongoing humanitarian crisis in…

Ivana Bacik TD
13 February 2024

Government failing to ensure safe drinking water in Ireland

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Climate Spokesperson Senator Rebecca Moynihan has issued a stark warning following reports that Uisce Éireann is “taking advice” on warnings to over 220,000 people about the presence of toxic chemicals in their water supply. This delay in action is unacceptable and poses a grave threat to public health. Senator Moynihan…

Senator Rebecca Moynihan
13 February 2024

Momentous night for Bohemians Football club and for the Phibsborough Community as Dalymount redevelopment approved

News – The Labour PartyLocal Labour Party Senator Marie Sherlock warmly congratulated Bohemians Football club on the approval by Dublin City Councillors this evening of  the redevelopment plans for their Stadium. This project has endured many twists and turns and it is to the credit of Dublin City Council Chief Executive Richard Shakespeare and his…

12 February 2024

Workers wait while corporate profits soar – pay increases needed

News – The Labour Party 2024 pay increases must encompass catch up with cost of living Labour workers’ rights spokesperson Marie Sherlock has backed ICTU’s call for private sector pay increases of between 4% to 6%. Senator Sherlock said: “The reality is that while many private sector workers took real wages cuts in the face…

12 February 2024

New CCTV Powers to Tackle Illegal Dumping welcome

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Senator Mark Wall in Kildare South welcomes the announcement granting Councils the authority to utilise CCTV to combat the pervasive issue of illegal dumping. Senator Wall said “The introduction of CCTV to identify and prosecute those responsible for illegal dumping is a long overdue measure. Our communities have been burdened…

12 February 2024

Where’s the plan for construction apprentice’s pay? Sherlock Calls Out Minister Simon Harris’s new €750,000 advertising budget to attract workers back

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Worker’s Rights Spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock has today called out Minister Simon Harris for his latest political announcement in attempting to increase the number of construction workers in this country. Senator Sherlock said: “Instead of meaningful change to address the challenges associated with the recruitment and retention of construction apprentices…

12 February 2024

Swift, heavy and enforceable fines for employers who deny collective bargaining rights to workers says Sherlock

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on Workers’ Rights Marie Sherlock, has today called for swift, heavy, and enforceable fines to be handed out to employers who deny workers their civil right to collective bargaining through a trade union. Speaking in advance of a special event in Connect Trade Union later today to discuss…

10 February 2024

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