Labour’s Finance Spokesperson Ged Nash TD has said the government’s plan to provide a legal obligation on shops and pharmacies to accept cash from customers is welcome. However, he warned that the scope of the legislation may need to be broadened to guard against financial exclusion. Deputy Nash said: “Legislating for the status of cash…

Labour Party Leader Ivana Bacik TD  was speaking ahead of Labour’s Child and Family Amendment Bill which goes before the Dáil later this week. Deputy Bacik said: “Labour’s Child and Family Amendment Bill is a crucial step towards ensuring equality for all families in Ireland. The marriage equality referendum was a clear indication of the…

Ireland should support South African ICJ case Labour leader Ivana Bacik has criticised the failure of politics to agree a cross-party approach on Gaza and the ICJ case. Labour proposed the following amendments to the Government’s motion today: In the line ‘insist on full, safe and unhindered…’ after insist, insert ‘an immediate ceasefire and’ so…

Labour’s Justice Spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD, has cautiously welcomed news that a medically supervised drug injection facility is set to open in Ireland. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “As we welcome the opening of the medically supervised drug injection facility in Ireland, it is crucial to emphasise that injection centres are a proven way to…

New Trinity College study highlights worse health outcomes for Oliver Bond Residents due to poor housing conditions Labour’s  Senator Rebecca Moynihan (Dublin South Central) and Cllr. Darragh Moriarty (South West Inner City) have called on Government to urgently address poor housing conditions in Oliver Bond following publication of the study by Trinity College Dublin and…

IBEC’s letter to the government is misleading in portraying all the workers’ rights changes as an increase in the cost of doing business. No reference to Government package of €250m to rateable businesses. No new ideas from IBEC on how to support small businesses other than to go after workers already struggling to get by….

Labour’s Deputy Alan Kelly, was today reacting following the Supreme Court ruling that the long-time partner of a woman who died in 2021 is entitled to the widower’s pension despite the fact that the couple were not married and did not have a civil partnership. Deputy Alan Kelly said: “I’m personally delighted that my friend…

Labour’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brendan Howlin TD is urgently calling on An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to engage with likeminded EU counterparts and lead the way in recognising Palestinian statehood. Deputy Howlin said, “The escalation of violence in Gaza, resulting in the loss of innocent lives, including children and civilians, is deeply distressing. It is imperative…