HCSAs in HSE start on €18+ per hour compared with €13.10 offered by private sector Labour health spokesperson Duncan Smith described the Government’s response to Labour’s motion on improving access to home help as pathetic and insulting. Deputy Smith said: “There is a desperate lack of home help carers in this country meaning that those…

Labour climate spokesperson Senator Rebecca Moynihan said the time has come for a retrofitting revolution in local authority homes. Senator Moynihan urged Government to increase funding to local authority housing projects under the Warmer Homes Scheme and to work with local authorities to ensure complexes such as Oliver Bond are wholly retrofitted, not just as…

Open lines of communication vital Welcome commitment from the Taoiseach to speak with the Tánaiste on facilitating Labour’s calls In the Dáil Chamber today, Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD called for the introduction of opposition briefings from the Department of Foreign Affairs in relation to the worsening conflict in Israel and Palestine. Deputy Bacik said:…

Senator Mark Wall, Labour’s representative in Kildare South, has expressed concern following Pfizer’s announcement today of proposed voluntary redundancies at its Newbridge facility. Senator Wall said: “The announcement from Pfizer today is deeply concerning. This will be a devastating blow for the workers and their families. Pfizer must now engage with union officials in a…

Labour motion to dramatically improve home help support in Dáil tomorrow Demands end to recruitment freeze and investment in home help carers Tomorrow, Wednesday 8th November, the Labour Party will demand an end to the recruitment ban and an increase of funding for Ireland’s healthcare service. Labour health spokesperson Duncan Smith has called for the…

Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik TD said Government’s failure to implement a strong vacant home tax is contributing to Ireland’s chronic vacancy problem, with far too many properties nationwide continuing to lie empty. Deputy Bacik said: “It’s galling to walk around communities nationwide and see the level of vacancy and dereliction. Homes are…

Louth Labour TD and the party’s enterprise spokesperson Ged Nash has welcomed a pledge he received from enterprise Minister Simon Coveney that the ad hic business flood relief schemes will be placed on a permanent footing. “Last week I called on the Minister to organise fast access to the Emergency and the Enhanced Business Flooding…

Fianna Fáil attempts to distract from failures in education pathetic Labour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD has described the smartphone ‘guidelines’ to be brought to cabinet this morning as pathetic. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “This is classic Fianna Fáil PR spin, issuing empty guidelines to schools. It’s an attempt to distract from the myriad…