News – The Labour PartyThe ever rising number of homeless children shows the abject failure of FGs housing policy said Labour Housing Spokesperson Jan O’Sullivan TD as March figures published today show 3,821 children without a home, an increase of 37 on February. Speaking today Deputy O’Sullivan said: “Another month shows the inexorable rise in…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking today at the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Conference on a Just Transition, the leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, called for the role of Minister for Public Expenditure to be held by someone different than the Minister for Finance, and to add Climate Action to the role’s…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking at the Irish Congress of Trade Unions conference on Building a Just Transition, in Tullamore, Co Offaly, the leader of the Labour Party Brendan Howlin TD called for the Government to pursue a Green New Deal and establish the Just Transition Task Force recommended in the Oireachtas climate action report,…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Health spokesperson Alan Kelly TD, has said the HSE recruitment freeze is having a detrimental impact on people who have recently been offered jobs in the HSE. Deputy Kelly said: “Earlier this month, I was made aware that the HSE had blocked certain positions being recruited due to budget…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Kevin Humphreys has called on the Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy to intervene before it is too late to halt the social cleansing of the Docklands area in his own constituency. The loss of another 20 local social homes in three developments as reported today, follows the loss of…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking in relation to today’s citizenship ceremonies for 2,400 new Irish citizens, the leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD, spoke about the need for more new Irish citizens to get involved in electoral politics. Brendan said: “The award of Irish citizenship should a proud and joyous occasion for our…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson for Rural and Community Affairs, Willie Penrose has spoken in Dáil Éireann about the need for investment in the public banking model in Ireland. Deputy Penrose has called on the Minister for Finance to strengthen regional development through investing in alternatives to pillar banks. The public banking model can help…

News – The Labour PartyRemarks by Brendan Howlin TD, leader of the Labour Party, speaking at Labour’s European and Local Election Campaign Launch. Today’s launch is testament to the strength and resilience of our members and activists all around the country. I want to pay tribute to everyone involved in the many months of hard…