Labour Senator and Oireachtas Health Committee member Annie Hoey has called on Government to introduce lung cancer screening programme to help with earlier diagnosis. Senator Hoey said: “Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in Ireland, yet it is largely preventable if it is caught early. Right now, we know that…

Labour Senator Mark Wall said the utter failure of Government to prioritise renters’ rights has brought us to the cliff-edge renters are facing with the lifting of the eviction ban. Senator Wall said the eviction ban should be extended but alongside a suite of measures to get on top of the crisis in the rental…

Labour justice spokesperson, Aodhán Ó’Ríordáin has today (Monday, 13th March) demanded that the Garda Commissioner Drew Harris comes to the negotiating table to settle an escalating dispute over new working time arrangements for Gardaí. Speaking following a Day of Action organised by the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI), Deputy Ó’Ríordáin said: “It is…

Serious question as to whether this means additional gardaí in the local area or reallocation of existing officers. Policing response must be accompanied by plans to tackle dereliction and lack of available medical injection facilities in the area. Labour Dublin Central Senator Marie Sherlock said: “The opening of a new Garda office is very welcome,…

Increase in number of eviction notices should sound alarm bells for government Eviction ban must be extended and meaningful steps taken to bridge housing gap Now not the time for Minister O’Brien to head to Georgia Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has said today that it is appalling to learn that the government…

Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has expressed her shock at news that building has been paused on 58 school construction projects, and on four urgent school construction projects in her constituency of Dublin Bay South, in particular. Deputy Bacik, who is a TD for Dublin Bay South, has said: “I am very dismayed and frustrated…

Labour sports spokesperson Mark Wall has commended the Belgian government for its landmark decision to ban all gambling advertisements. Senator Wall introduced a bill two years ago that would ban all gambling ads in Ireland to protect problem gamblers and end the mass preying of gambling companies on vulnerable and young people. Senator Wall said:…

Labour education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said the stalled process of building 58 new schools shows a lack of foresight from the Department of Education. Deputy Ó Ríordáin has called on the Minister to address the Dáil on this issue to provide detail on the potential knock on effect of this announcement. Deputy Ó Ríordáin…