News – The Labour Party RTÉ Investigates exposes cruelty in Irish mental health system Case raised in Dáil in 2021 Labour Justice spokesperson Deputy Alan Kelly has called for immediate Government action following reports to be broadcast on RTÉ Investigates tonight detailing the case of a man with a brain injury who has spent almost…

News – The Labour Party Passenger cap should and must go through planning process Labour’s climate and transport spokesperson Ciaran Ahern TD has criticised this Government’s attempt to circumnavigate their own rules to remove the passenger cap at Dublin Airport without any reference to pollution and emissions. Deputy Ahern said: “Scrapping the passenger cap at…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has today called for immediate and decisive Government action to secure the release of Irish citizen Seamus Culleton, who has been detained for five months in an ICE detention facility in El Paso, Texas. Speaking in the Dáil earlier today, Deputy Bacik pressed the Taoiseach to…

News – The Labour PartyLabour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has today criticised the Government’s decision to weaken its own proposals on short term lets by raising the population threshold from towns of 10,000 to those of more than 20,000. The move marks a retreat from earlier commitments and underlines the lack of urgency from…

News – The Labour Party Seanad motion calls time on postnatal neglect – Tomorrow at 2pm Labour’s Senator Nessa Cosgrove will tomorrow bring a motion to Seanad Éireann calling on the Government to urgently expand postnatal and maternal mental health supports, warning that mothers are being failed by a system that withdraws care far too…

News – The Labour Party Beyond conscionable that the State condemns mentally ill persons to indefinite remand prison without access to appropriate medication while exporting others aboard. Minister for Heath must address Dáil on what is a life and death issue. Massive overcrowding within prison system means it is a tinderbox waiting to explode –…

News – The Labour PartyLabour group leader on Dublin City Council and City Councillor for the South West Inner City Darragh Moriarty has extended his congratulations to the legend that is Brenda Fricker who is to be awarded the Freedom of City. Cllr Moriarty said: “It’s fantastic to see the Liberties own Brenda Fricker be…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s foreign affairs spokesperson Duncan Smith TD has expressed his deep concern about Irish citizens who have been detained by ICE and has reiterated his calls to the Minister for Foreign Affairs to intervene. Deputy Smith said: “Just last week I raised the concerning fact that data showed an increase in…