The short-term extension to the rent freeze by 11 days until August 1st is unacceptable according to Labour Housing Spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan. Moynihan was speaking after it was revealed that the rent freeze and eviction ban will end on August 1st and that legislation which we haven’t seen the detail of will be enacted before the break.Senator…

Labour Party Spokespersons have today called on Government to move quickly to properly resource the childcare and early years sector and to take steps towards introduction of a universal public childcare system in keeping with Labour party policy on childcare. These calls are made in advance of a motion on childcare before the Dáil and…

Waiting until September to introduce a staycation subsidy will be too little too late for the Irish tourism sector according to Labour Spokesperson on Tourism and Sport, Senator Mark Wall who was reacting to reports that the subsidy expected to be announced as part of the July stimulus will not be introduced until September.  Senator…

Labour Education and Business spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin will be available to speak to reporters on the Leinster House plinth at 12pm today, Tuesday 21st July on why the Education Minister must address the Dáil today on delays to Leaving Cert results which she failed to inform the House about last week when questioned, and…

With the final grant package agreed at the EU summit last night over 20% less than was planned, Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly said the scale of funding was not large enough, and the compromise on the overall EU budget was disappointing with reductions to planned climate and research funding, adding he hoped the July…

Labour Party Spokesperson on Employment Affairs, Senator Marie Sherlock has called on Government to move quickly to properly resource the early years sector, saying that there is significant risk of a full-blown crisis for the sector in September unless certainty and support are offered now.   Speaking after the release by SIPTU of research which…

At the meeting of Kerry County Council today, Labour Tralee Councillor Terry O’Brien successfully called on the Mayor to use his office on behalf of the elected Councillors to ensure Debenhams workers of Tralee, and nationally are treated fairly and with dignity, by writing to the Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys. Cllr O’Brien said:…

Speaking at the start of Farm Safety Week Labour Spokesperson on Agriculture Sean Sherlock has urged people not to be complacent with machinery and livestock    Deputy Sherlock said    “This initiative is very important in raising awareness of the unacceptable level of accidents occurring on farms every year.    “Behaviour change is needed to…