Labour Party Leader and TD for Wexford, Brendan Howlin, has called on the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar and Minister for Health, Simon Harris to ensure a mobile cath lab is in place for University Hospital Waterford. “Firstly, my thoughts are with the family of Thomas Power who died en route from University Hospital Waterford to Cork…

Following the publication of the Unicef Building the Future report, Labour spokesperson on Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch, has called on the Government to put more resources into early intervention programmes in our mental health services. “As a community it is essential we take care of the mental health needs of our young people. Most mental…

Senator Kevin Humphreys has welcomed the move by Fingal County Council to take enforcement action against those using their properties as full time AirBnB rentals without appropriate permission. The Labour Party spokesperson for Dublin has called on the new Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy to take action with new legislation and also ensure local authorities…

Labour Disability welcomes the campaign being launched today by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Brendan Carr and Dublin City Council to promote disability awareness in Dublin city. Chair of Labour Disability Mick Keegan commented: “We welcome the Lord Mayor’s disability awareness campaign and hope it makes people conscious of what it is like to try…

Labour Councillor for Limerick City East Elena Secas, is calling on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to condemn comments made by Fine Gael Councillor and soon-to-be Mayor of Limerick City, Stephen Keary, where he referred to Eastern Europeans and non-nationals living in Ireland as a “major drain on the State”. Councillor Secas said: “These comments are totally…

“Máire Whelan is a woman of immense ability. I have no doubt that she would sail through any objective process.  “Unfortunately, it seems that no objective test has been applied in this case. The way this has been done is absolutely wrong.  “Anyone who is qualified for a role such as this should have the…

Labour Leader Brendan Howlin TD, has called on the new Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, to outline how he will address issues surrounding the increased number of ‘super-junior’ Ministers. “In seeking to find ways to give a job to every Fine Gael TD that wants one, the new Taoiseach has further increased the number of ‘super-junior’ Ministers….

Labour Party Senator, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called on the new Minister for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, to strongly consider the publicly funded option of the Cassels Report. “Firstly, I would like to wish Minister Mitchell O’Connor well in her new role as Minister for Higher Education. “The Government has been sitting on the…