News – The Labour PartyLabour housing spokesperson Deputy Conor Sheehan has today called for a renewed sense of urgency from Government following the publication of the December 2025 homeless figures, which show 16,734 people now living in emergency accommodation including 5,188 children. Speaking in response to the latest figures released today, Deputy Sheehan said the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has today called on the Government to make the State the primary sponsor of apprenticeship programmes, warning that Ireland will not meet housing targets or deliver strong public services unless local authorities and State agencies directly train, employ and retain skilled workers. With the consultation…

News – The Labour Party Govt must take responsibility for communications failures during Storm Chandra Labour’s climate spokesperson Ciaran Ahern TD has called out Minister James Browne for attempting to shirk blame for communications failures ahead of Storm Chandra. Deputy Ahern said: “The comments made by the Housing Minister about Met Éireann are extraordinary. Attempting…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party TD and spokesperson on social protection Mark Wall has today called on Government to actively advertise the Heat Supplement payment through the community welfare service. Deputy Wall said: “This is a relatively unknown scheme to many, and is available to those who have extra heating needs because of age,…

News – The Labour Party Nearly 10% of all priority school building projects have been allocated to Galway, the Minister’s own constituency. Schools elsewhere face years of further delay despite long-standing commitments. Children and school staff are paying the price for political decision-making. Labour’s Education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has called on the Minister for…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Ivana Bacik TD has extended her condolences to the family, friends and former colleagues of Brian O’Shea who served as a Labour Party TD and Senator for Waterford from 1987 to 2011, and was a committed teacher, politician and loyal servant to the Labour Party over many years….

News – The Labour PartyLabour Enterprise spokesperson George Lawlor TD has today responded to Amazon’s announcement that it plans to cut about 16,000 corporate roles globally, warning that workers in Ireland cannot be left in limbo and calling on Amazon to engage openly with staff and their representatives.  Deputy George Lawlor said:  “My thoughts today…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD has today called on the Government to halt its latest overhaul of rental law and introduce a rent freeze to protect renters, after challenging the Taoiseach in the Dáil on what Labour says are deeply damaging and inadequate changes to the Residential Tenancies framework. Speaking during…