News – The Labour PartyLabour Party TD and Member of the Public Accounts Committee, Eoghan Kenny TD, has said that the scale of spending on temporary school accommodation demonstrates a failure of long-term planning by successive governments and raises serious questions about value for money for taxpayers. Deputy Kenny was commenting following confirmation that more…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s transport spokesperson Ciaran Ahern TD has called for increased road traffic enforcement in light of figures showing a 23% increase in motorists caught speeding on the previous year. Deputy Ahern said: “We need to hear a plan for Government to address rising road offences. We know speeding and mobile phone…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s further and higher education spokesperson Senator Laura Harmon has called out Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil for failing to address the student accommodation crisis which is leading to hundreds of students living in homelessness. Senator Harmon said: “Figures published by AMLÉ show that 346 students reported being homeless during the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour councillors have criticised attempts to shift responsibility for Ireland’s vacancy and dereliction crisis onto local authorities, describing such claims as “a convenient distraction from years of Government failure. Labour chair of the Councillors Executive Cllr Dermot Lacey said it was extraordinary that the Tanaiste was seeking to point the finger…

News – The Labour PartySenator Harmon said: “As Labour spokesperson on disability, it was a privilege to attend the Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. “This brought together advocates, policymakers, and representatives from around the world to discuss how we can build more inclusive societies. “Disability rights are human rights. I was honoured…

News – The Labour PartyLabour foreign affairs spokesperson Duncan Smith TD said the statement released from the FAI this morning is a cop out, reiterating his call for Ireland to walk away from the Israel match in October. Deputy Smith said: “Changing the venue for the game is a cop out. We need to stop…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Education Spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has called on the Government, the Department of Education, the NCSE and Fórsa to urgently address the growing concerns being raised by Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) regarding the proposed SNA Workforce Development Plan. Deputy Kenny said: “Over recent days I have been contacted by…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s energy spokesperson Ciaran Ahern TD has called for support of Labour’s motion to introduce a moratorium on the building of data centres, to be debated in the Dáil next Wednesday. Responding to ESRI data highlighting that low-income households are hit disproportionately with energy price hikes, Deputy Ahern said people were…