Following the report on Morning Ireland on the number of expectant and new mothers living in emergency accommodation with their children, Labour spokesperson of Housing Jan O’Sullivan has said that the scandal must be urgently addressed, and added that Labour’s Housing (Homeless Families) legislation should be implemented as a priority. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “As we…

Labour spokesperson on Disability and representative in Cork North Central, Kathleen Lynch, has called for the Government to swiftly progress the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill to give full legal effect to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was ratified in the Dáil last night. Ms. Lynch said: “I welcome the…

Check against delivery 7th March 2018 As of this time last year there were 37,611 people on the housing waiting list in Northern Ireland. 23,694 deemed to be in housing stress. 11,889 of those are deemed to be homeless. Despite our housing crisis, there are more homeless deaths in Belfast than there are in Dublin….

Questioning the Taoiseach at Leader’s Questions in the Dáil today, Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has called for a clear statement of Ireland’s view that the path chosen by the UK will result in a hard border on the island of Ireland without a commitment to a customs union and the application of single market…

On the eve of International Women’s Day, Labour spokesperson on Equality and representative for Dún Laoghaire, Cllr Deirdre Kingston, has said that while improvements have been made, Ireland still has some way to go to achieving full equality between women and men. Cllr Kingston said: “I think anyone would agree that the Ireland of today…

Labour representative on the Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has welcomed the clarity provided by the Supreme Court in its ruling regarding the constitutional rights of the unborn in Limerick today. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “I welcome this very clear and unanimous ruling by the Supreme Court today. “The decision…

Labour Senator Kevin Humphreys has said the lifting of employment restrictions in the restaurant industry shouldn’t be used to create a race to the bottom in employment standards across the sector. It follows calls this week from the Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) to lift restrictions on the hiring of chefs from outside the EU…

Labour Party leader and Wexford TD Brendan Howlin has said the omission of investment in Rosslare Europort in the National Plan has to be reversed. Deputy Howlin raised the issue with the Taoiseach in the Dáil today. Deputy Howlin commented: “The lack of investment for Rosslare Europort in the Government’s strategy 2040 is astonishing. “In…