News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Social Protection Willie Penrose TD has questioned the agreement between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael on the limit for publication of social welfare fraud cases. For tax defaulters, only cases above €30,000 are published. Deputy Penrose has said one class of case should not be treated differently to…

News – The Labour PartyLabour leader Brendan Howlin TD, has today published legislation that aims to give a better insight into our national well-being by measuring environmental and social factors alongside the annual measurement of GDP. The Genuine Progress Indicators and National Distributional Accounts Bill 2017 would also require an annual report on the impact…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Cork East, Seán Sherlock, has called on Minister Simon Coveney to apologise to an Air Corps pilot over reports the Minister questioned the pilot’s decision not to fly him to Cork due to fog in 2015. Deputy Sherlock commented: “This direct intervention by  Minister Coveney is indicative of…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD will be available to speak to reporters, tomorrow morning, 11.30am, Thursday 6th July, on the Leinster House plinth to launch our Genuine Progress Indicators and National Distributional Accounts Bill 2017. What: doorstep with Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin Where: Leinster House Plinth When: 11.30am,…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, has welcomed the publication of the updated ten-year national cancer strategy. Deputy Kelly said the report highlights the need to retain and recruit highly trained staff into the health service. Deputy Kelly commented: “Sadly there are few families in Ireland that haven’t, or will…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has said that the recommended rise in the Living Wage highlights the appalling pay levels of workers in the childcare sector. The Living Wage Technical group has raised the rate by 20 cent to €11.70 per hour, which it says is…

News – The Labour Party Responding to the ongoing migration crisis in the Mediterranean, and the preparations by Austria to deploy troops on its border with Italy in the event of a migrant influx, Labour spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Senator Ivana Bacik has called on the Government to meet the commitments Ireland has previously made…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Alan Kelly TD, has welcomed the announcement by the Living Wage Technical Group that the Living Wage has increased to €11.70 per hour. Deputy Kelly has called on the Government to set out a clear road map as to how we can transform…