News – The Labour PartyLabour Transport spokesperson Senator Kevin Humphreys calls for legislative action to incentivise for completely electric taxi fleets in Dublin by 2025. This proposal requires the installation of wireless power transfer stations to make electric vehicles more accessible. Senator Humphreys’ appeal comes in response to Oslo, Norway’s plan to have a completely electric taxi system by 2023. Senator Humphreys said:…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin TD, has said that the Minister for Defence must take responsibility when it comes to the safe return of Irish soldiers after a six month tour in the Golan Heights. Deputy Howlin said: “For the second time in six months, Irish soldiers have been let down…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Housing spokesperson Jan O’Sullivan TD, has called on the Government to provide the funding and give the direction to Local Authorities to re-activate the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan Scheme immediately now that the Central Bank has indicated that it has no immediate concerns about the scheme. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “I…

News – The Labour PartySheila Nunan, Labour’s candidate for the Ireland South constituency in the May 24th European elections, has welcomed today’s European Parliament vote to adopt the new EU directive on work-life balance as ‘good news for working parents and carers’ in Ireland. Ms Nunan was referring to the new directive, negotiated by MEPs and…

News – The Labour PartySheila Nunan to speak at #EuropeTogether event in Limerick  Ireland South European election candidate, Sheila Nunan, is in Limerick today where she will speak alongside local TD Jan O’Sullivan and Peter Rusz, of the Socialists and Democrats Group at the Europe Together event the in Jim Kemmy Business School in Limerick this evening. (Thursday 4th…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly, has welcomed a study that shows the HPV vaccine has been linked with a drop in Cervical Cancer. Commenting on the Glasgow Caledonian University Study, Deputy Kelly said: “I welcome this study being published today which shows that the HPV vaccine in Scotland has resulted…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party TD for Westmeath, Willie Penrose has once again raised the issue of the provision of a secondary school in Kinnegad. Deputy Penrose said: “Kinnegad is the third largest town in Westmeath and with one of the most densely populated primary schools in the country, St Etchen’s. “Kinnegad  has experienced…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Limerick City, Jan O’Sullivan says the trolley numbers at UHL requires a crisis response after 81 people, were waiting on trolleys at the hospital today. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “I am calling on Minister Harris to intervene directly to get management to re-open the 17 bed ward 1a that…