Labour Party spokesperson on Health Promotion, Martina Genockey, has said the Minister for Health must regulate rogue crisis pregnancy agencies during this Dáil session. Councillor Genockey said: “During this Dáil term, it is imperative that the Minister for Health bring in regulations to ensure that rogue crisis pregnancy agencies are no longer able to give…

It is now nearly a month on since the December EU Council meeting. Significant progress was made on Brexit and on the EU leader’s agenda. It is unfortunate that debate in Ireland on many of the changes underway in Europe has been limited. And more often lost in the noise over Brexit. Europe is changing….

Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin, and Jan O’Sullivan TD, Labour representative on the 8th Committee will be available to speak to reporters at 11.45am on the plinth this morning Tuesday 16th January. When: 11.45am, Tuesday 16th January What: doorstep with Brendan Howlin TD and Jan O’Sullivan TD Where: plinth, Leinster House

Labour Party TD for Limerick City, Jan O’Sullivan has offered her sympathies to the family and bandmates of Cranberries frontwoman, Dolores O’Riordan. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “I was saddened to hear of the sudden death of The Cranberries lead singer, Dolores O’Riordan. “My thoughts first and foremost are with her family. “Dolores was an iconic figure…

Labour spokesperson on Education, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called on the Minister for Education to urgently provide clarity on the future of five schools built by UK company Carillion, following news the firm is going into liquidation. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “The rug has been pulled out from under all those involved in these…

Labour spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Sean Sherlock TD, has said that children with disabilities in foster care and their carers must be provided with adequate support and services by the State. It follows a report by the Ombudsman for Children today into the case of a young girl, ‘Molly’, who had been in…

Labour Party spokesperson on Health Promotion, Councillor Martina Genockey has today welcomed the advice published by the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland on ‘online influencers’.  Councillor Genockey said: “Following much public debate around the role online influencers play in advertising products to Irish consumers, I welcome the advice published by the CEO of the ASAI…

Labour TD Alan Kelly has said an explanation is needed for the volume of material provided to the Disclosures Tribunal in recent weeks, and accountability for why newly revealed records of emails and phone calls are only coming to light now. Deputy Kelly said: “Several days on, there has still been no explanation from An…