Labour spokesperson on Finance, Joan Burton has welcomed the successful conclusion of the trial of former Anglo Irish chief executive David Drumm who has been found guilty of two counts of fraud. Deputy Burton said: “Finally our courts and jury system have recognised that a fraudulent financial transaction was at the heart of Anglo Irish…

Labour spokesperson on Housing Jan O’Sullivan TD has warned that any additional revenue from house building activity should be invested in public social and affordable housing rather than put into a rainy day fund as recommended by the Fiscal Advisory Council, and at the same time would reduce public spending on rental supports. Deputy O’Sullivan…

Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said that Fine Gael are incapable of fixing the trolley crisis. This comes as INMO Trolley Watch figures show that over 9,000 people were on trolleys in our hospitals in the month of May. Deputy Kelly said: “It is clear now that after a seven-year hold in…

Labour Education Spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has passed on best wishes to the thousands of Junior and Leaving Cert students beginning their exams this week. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “I’d like to pass on my best wishes to the thousands of students right around the country who are beginning the State exams this week. “It’s…

The Labour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin, has called on the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure, to stop playing party politics with basic budgetary information. Deputy Howlin said: “The newspapers have abounded in the last few days about how the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure is laying traps for the opposition in the run…

Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin said that Sinn Fein should attend Westminster on June 12 next to support Lords’ Amendments to the EU Withdrawal Bill. Deputy Howlin said: “Mrs May’s Government announced that they would be dealing with the House of Lords’ Amendments to the EU Withdrawal Bill in a single day on June 12th….

Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has said that the comments today by Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan that Fine Gael would rule out a post election deal with Sinn Fein cannot be taken seriously as he has been content to negotiate and agree policy proposals in recent weeks when it suited him. The full details…

Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin said today history will judge those that led the UK to Brexit as treasonous if the UK contingency planning scenarios published in today’s Sunday Times materialise. Deputy Howlin said: “If the British people are to run the risk of the nightmare scenario in Government contingency planning depicted in the Sunday…