Finance Minister refuses to consider wealth tax as fortunes of billionaires double Wealth tax urgently needed to address obscene levels of inequality Responding to today’s Oxfam report which shows that nine Irish billionaires added €18bn to their wealth during the Covid-19 pandemic, Labour’s Finance Spokesperson Ged Nash has called on the Minister for Finance to…

Women being lied to in a grotesque manner at a time of deep vulnerability Labour Senator, and Oireachtas Health Committee member, Annie Hoey, has today demanded that the government act to clamp down on unregulated crisis pregnancy agencies operating in Ireland. Following media reports, Senator Hoey said there is now a real opportunity for the…

Following the publication of the Irish Second-Level Students’ Union (ISSU) survey showing two-thirds of exam students support a hybrid model for state exams, Labour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said the Minister and Department must commence planning to facilitate this. Speaking today, Deputy Ó Ríordáin said the engagement from students, teachers and the wider education…

Labour Party Finance and Public Expenditure Spokesperson, Ged Nash, has today (Monday, 17th, January) called on the Minister for Finance, Pascal Donohoe, to articulate clear and committed support for a decade of green investment at a meeting of the Euro area finance ministers later today. Speaking in advance of the Eurogroup meeting that is set…

Labour Party leader, Alan Kelly TD has today said the State commemoration to mark the centenary of the handover of Dublin Castle is a timely reminder of how Ireland remains an unfinished Republic. Deputy Kelly, who will represent the Labour Party at the State commemoration, said: “The Labour Party believes in Ireland and there is…

Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan said with Ireland’s rents now at the upper end of housing cost figures in Europe, government must implement a rent freeze until more homes come into supply. In a ferocious market where renters continue to feel the pain of poor government policy, Senator Moynihan said there are structural changes that…

Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan said the report published by the Parliamentary Budget Office proves its time for the Minister to act and amend the cost rental targets in the Housing for All plan. Senator Moynihan said: “It’s time for Minister O’Brien to step up and take account of the reality of the housing market….

Labour housing spokesperson Rebecca Moynihan said it is disappointing that no renters’ rights activists will form part of the new housing commission. Senator Moynihan said that without a seat at the table, the almost 400,000 people living in the private rental sector will remain voiceless when it comes to change. Senator Moynihan said: “It’s a…