Kite Flying from Minister unfair to students with no real plan in place. Labour Higher Education spokesperson Annie Hoey has called for a commitment from the government to reduce the fees paid by students from this September rather than dragging it out for another 18 months. Senator Hoey said: “Reports that the Minister for Higher…

The Labour Party has announced its intention to publish proposed legislation, this week, that will provide workers with ‘a right to flexible work’ at a commemoration marking the 75th anniversary of the death of trade union leader Jim Larkin in Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin today (Sunday, 30th January). Addressing the event which was hosted with…

Labour Party TD, Duncan Smith has today (Sunday, 30th January) expressed the solidarity of Labour Party members to the Bloody Sunday families, their loved ones and all the people of Derry, Deputy Smith who will lay a wreath on behalf of Labour Party members at a Bloody Sunday memorial on Rossville Street in the Bogside,…

Time to scrap Govt plans and start again Labour employment spokesperson Marie Sherlock has said government must rip up their flexible work plans and start again to ensure a employees have a right to flexible work. Following the publication of the unworkable proposals by Tánaiste Varadkar this week, Senator Sherlock said it is vital that…

Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan has expressed deep concern at the monthly homeless report for December 2021 published today. Senator Moynihan said: “There were 1,077 families in emergency accommodation in December and while this represents a slight decrease, it is clear that more needs to be done to prevent people reaching homelessness in the first…

Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan has welcomed the news that the Department of Housing will encourage local authorities to scale up their use of compulsory purchase orders to tackle dereliction. Senator Moynihan said this move must be backed up with a robust vacant property tax. Senator Moynihan said: “Earlier this month it was reported that…

Labour spokesperson on defence Senator Mark Wall has said the unexpected announcement from Minister Eamon Ryan about the future of the Cathal Brugha barracks represents another body blow to an already demoralised Defence Force. Senator Wall said: “In recent discussions with The Taoiseach, the Minister for Defence and other Government officials I was told that…

Speaking in the Dáil on the National Broadband Plan, Labour communications spokesperson Duncan Smith said in order to ensure a functioning flexible work culture in Ireland, the broadband capacity simply must catch up. Deputy Smith said: “All week, we in the Labour Party have been talking about flexible work and people working from home. It…