News – The Labour Party Families at the heart of CHI failures feel in the dark as Nayagam has yet to engage with families. No progress from Minister of Health on a mediator and terms of reference for public inquiry three months after commitment. Only 12 out of 19 crucial recommendations implemented from HIQA report…

News – The Labour Party Seanad backs Labour motion on maternal mental health Labour Senator Nessa Cosgrove has this afternoon welcomed the passage of a Labour motion in Seanad Éireann calling on the Government to urgently expand postnatal and maternal mental health supports, but warned that the vote will mean nothing unless it is followed…

News – The Labour Party Government guillotining laws that will raise rents Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has made an emergency plea to Government to accept key Labour amendments to the Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 ahead of this evening in Dáil Éireann, warning that Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are rushing through…

News – The Labour Party Patients and defendants deserve safe interpretation Labour Conor Sheehan TD has called on the Government to urgently establish a regulatory and national standards framework for professional interpretation in judicial and medical settings, following his contribution in the Dáil yesterday. Deputy Sheehan said the absence of regulation leaves defendants and patients…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD and Kildare South TD Mark Wall have called for government to intervene in cases where schools are losing SNA posts. Deputy Eoghan Kenny TD said: “SNA’s are deeply frustrated and concerned for their own livelihoods with these changes. With an SNA review we cannot…

News – The Labour Party Deputy Marie Sherlock yesterday introduced the Waste Management (Single Household Waste Collection Service) Bill 2025. The bill is a culmination of many years of work across communities in Dublin Central who are dealing with the scourge of illegal dumping and the trade union “More Power to You” campaign set up…

News – The Labour Party RTÉ Investigates exposes cruelty in Irish mental health system Case raised in Dáil in 2021 Labour Justice spokesperson Deputy Alan Kelly has called for immediate Government action following reports to be broadcast on RTÉ Investigates tonight detailing the case of a man with a brain injury who has spent almost…

News – The Labour Party Passenger cap should and must go through planning process Labour’s climate and transport spokesperson Ciaran Ahern TD has criticised this Government’s attempt to circumnavigate their own rules to remove the passenger cap at Dublin Airport without any reference to pollution and emissions. Deputy Ahern said: “Scrapping the passenger cap at…