News – The Labour PartySpeech by Deputy Willie Penrose in Dáil Éireann on Labour’s housing motion ‘Building Homes for the Future’.  Deputy Penrose said; I am proud that Labour has brought forward this motion, based on our comprehensive housing policy which would see 80,000 homes built over 5 years. Our housing policies are practical, implementable,…

News – The Labour Party– Communities need reassurance after spate of robberies – Labour candidate for the Midlands – North West, Dominic Hannigan, today urged the CEOs of the main retail banks to give a commitment to rural communities that ATM services will be maintained at current levels. Hannigan made his call in the wake…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s motion before the Dáil today calls for a fundamental shift in the approach of the Government’s housing policy. Labour spokesperson on housing, planning and local government, Jan O’Sullivan TD, will lead on the private members business. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “There are now over 10,000 homeless people in Ireland at any…

News – The Labour PartyRemarks on the Thirty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2018 9 April 2019 The policy of the Labour Party is unambiguously to support Ireland’s longstanding policy of military neutrality. And by debating this Bill, we have a useful opportunity to re-state our perspectives on what Ireland’s neutrality means today. That’s…

News – The Labour PartyI welcome the Minister to the House and welcome the opportunity to speak in support of this Bill. I am really delighted to see this important, practical and compassionate reform of the Constitution proposed and would acknowledge the work of Minister Josepha Madigan in highlighting the need for this reform. Thanks…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Health spokesperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee has said that the PWC report into the National Childrens’ Hospital vindicates predictions that costs of the project could rise up to €2 billion and serious lessons must be learned. Deputy Kelly said: “Back in January under my questioning the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Urban Regeneration, Joe Costello, has described as ‘very disappointing’ the news of possibility that the redevelopment of Phibsoborough Shopping Centre may not go ahead.  Mr. Costello said:  “The media report today that the €50 million redevelopment of the Shopping Centre in Phibsborough may not now go ahead is very…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has described the fact that there are 631 patients waiting on a hospital bed today as unacceptable. This comes as the INMO have confirmed that over 631 people are on trolleys today. Deputy Kelly said: “We are now near the middle of April, the…