News – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, has expressed concern at reports nursing home residents are facing ‘secretive’ extra charges for activities they’re not taking part in. It follows an investigation by the Sunday Independent that found some older people are being hit with rising bills for activities they don’t actually…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Finance, Joan Burton has said that a further four week delay to the publication of the Summer Economic Statement is unacceptable, and further undermines efforts to reform the budgetary process and ensure proper parliamentary scrutiny. In particular it will delay the work of the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Sport and TD for Dublin-Fingal Brendan Ryan, has welcomed the decision by the International Cricket Council to award Ireland full Test status. Deputy Ryan said: “It has taken ten long years but the news today that Ireland has been awarded full Test status is great for the sport…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Housing Spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has expressed her disappointment that the deadline to move homeless families out of hotels by July 1st will not be met. Deputy O’Sullivan commented: “I am most disheartened to hear confirmation from the Minister today that children and families in such a vulnerable situation will…

News – The Labour PartyAt the outset, I want to make one thing immensely clear. I have known Ms. Justice Máire Whelan for many, many years.  She is a person of integrity and passion, with a steely determination and an absolute commitment to leaving our nation a better place than she found it. I knew…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Housing Spokeperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has said that an independent inspectorate with the power to examine homes under construction is needed, to ensure that new builds adhere to proper safety standards. Deputy O’Sullivan made the comments ahead of a debate on a motion on building standards in the Dáil this…

News – The Labour PartyTaoiseach,   This will be an important occasion for you, your first European Council, at a critical time in our country, and our European Union’s history.   It is unfortunate that as Brexit negotiations finally get underway, that the team that represents our country and the institutional knowledge they had in…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Women has condemned Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s failure to promote women in politics by appointing very few women as Ministers describing it as “a shameful decision which really shows our Taoiseach’s true colours when it comes to liberal values.” Speaking on the matter today Chair of Labour Women Sinead Ahern commented:…