News – The Labour Party New parliamentary question finds no State plan for egg freezing Labour’s Deputy Conor Sheehan has said Government must examine a publicly funded egg freezing scheme, following a parliamentary question response confirming there are no current plans to introduce such supports. Deputy Sheehan said the absence of forward planning on fertility…

News – The Labour Party Bill will shape delivery of Metrolink and Celtic Interconnector Labour’s housing spokesperson Deputy Conor Sheehan has criticised the Government’s move to bypass pre-legislative scrutiny of the Critical Infrastructure Bill, following a vote today at the Infrastructure Committee where Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael backed skipping this essential stage.  Deputy Sheehan…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s spokesperson for Energy and TD for Dublin South West Ciarán Ahern has said that the present oil and gas crisis underscores the urgent need to transition towards indigenous renewable energy. Deputy Ahern stated that while the Government’s temporary excise cuts will provide a brief reprieve to hard pressed households and…

News – The Labour Party Fossil fuel dependence hitting families, Government response falls short Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has called on Government to show real leadership in addressing spiralling energy costs and accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels, following exchanges with the Taoiseach in the Dáil today. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions, Deputy Bacik…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Nessa Cosgrove has today called for urgent intervention to stop the eviction of elderly and disabled residents from the Sonas Retirement Village in Enniscrone, Co Sligo, after six households were served Notices of Termination by their landlord, Nasso BK Holdings Ltd. Senator Cosgrove said Sligo County Council must act…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party spokesperson on further and higher education Senator Laura Harmon has criticised the Government’s student accommodation strategy published today describing it as failing to protect student renters and being overly developer led. Senator Harmon said: “The housing crisis is the number one barrier students are experiencing when it comes…

News – The Labour Party Labour Dáil motion demands funded plan and urgent reforms in An Garda Siochána Labour’s justice spokesperson Alan Kelly TD will be proposing Labour’s motion in the Dáil tomorrow to force action on falling Garda numbers, declining community policing and worsening conditions within An Garda Síochána, calling on Government to urgently…

News – The Labour Party Chloe Maher’s death exposes another CHI failure and Government’s broken 2017 promise that no child would wait more than four months for surgery “Aging out” must not be used to exclude families from the inquiry – they deserve answers about their children’s care Labour’s Health Spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD will…