Labour Health Spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called on Minster Harris to find the resources to increase the number of home help assistance hours. This follows the refusal by the HSE to offer any increase on home help hours for 2019. Deputy Kelly said: “The news today that the HSE will provide no increase to…

Following a constructive meeting with the leader of the UK Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin said he was assured that a no-deal Brexit is off the table. Deputy Howlin said: “Following my meeting with Jeremy Corbyn I am confident that parliament will block a no-deal Brexit. Britain needs a general election…

Dublin West TD Joan Burton has objected to the extraordinarily brief time allocated for the public consultation for the Phoenix Park Visitor Strategic Review and the limited opportunity for local committees and residents to fully view a document of such length and importance. Deputy Burton regards the Park as a precious amenity and says the…

Reacting to the latest Brexit developments, the leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, said that the withdrawal agreement cannot gain a majority in the British Parliament. In those circumstances, Ireland’s best interests lie in advocating for a second people’s vote, with the option for the UK to remain in the EU, in order…

Labour Party housing spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD,  has again called on the Government to admit the failure of their Rebuilding Ireland Plan as the number of people in homeless services rises again this month after exceeding 10.000 in March. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “The numbers are truly shocking and denying over 10,000 people, including close to…

Labour Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called for a ‘Mulvey’ report and whole of government response to address the ongoing killing spree on the Northside of Dublin. He said: ”The latest murder on Dublin’s Northside demands a comprehensive response from government before the situation spirals completely out of control. ”The template is already there from…

Reacting to the resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May, the leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD called for Ireland to move to an ‘Orange Warning’ as politics in the UK will be unstable for a time, especially following the EU elections there. He said that we must use all our influence to seek…

Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called on the Minister for Health and the HSE to seriously examine  the ‘loco parentis’ clause in home care nursing contracts. Deputy Kelly said: “The loco parentis clause in homecare nursing contracts is putting undue pressure on families whose children have additional needs that require nursing care…