Speech by Party Leader Brendan Howlin at the Labour Party Dublin South West selection convention. 24th May 2017 In just over a year and a half, on the 21st January 2019, we will be celebrating the centenary of this country’s Declaration of Independence at the first meeting of Dáil Éireann. We probably have a greater…

Senator Ivana Bacik has welcomed this evening the passing at second stage of the Labour Party’s Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017. The Bill will now move to committee stage, with nearly all Senators present supporting it, and the Labour Group will seek an opportunity to progress it further…

Labour Women has commended Senator Ivana Bacik and the Labour Party for leading the way on addressing the gender pay gap ahead of today’s debate on the issue in the Seanad. Chair of Labour Women Sinead Ahern commented: “This Bill requiring employers to publish the difference between what they pay men and what they pay…

Labour spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform, Sean Sherlock TD has said it is bizarre that the Irish Minister’s for Finance and Public Expenditure are meeting with the European Investment Bank to borrow for investment, when they should instead be seeking to change the fiscal rules to allow the proceeds of the sale of AIB…

Labour Party legislation that aims to close the earnings gap between men and women in Ireland will be debated in the Seanad this evening. The Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2017 requires medium to large-sized companies to regularly publish wage transparency surveys that would highlight any difference in pay between their male and female workers….

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Brendan Carr, has called for a full review of the operations of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) following the decision by the Judge in the trial of Sean Fitzpatrick to direct that he be acquitted of all charges. Brendan Carr said: “It is clear to me…

Labour Party leader Brendan Howlin TD, and Senator Ivana Bacik will be available to speak to reporters this afternoon at 2.30pm (Wednesday, May 24th) ahead of a debate in the Seanad on Labour’s Gender Pay Gap legislation on Wednesday evening. The Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2017 requires medium to large-sized companies to regularly publish…

Commenting on the direction by a judge that Mr Seán Fitzpatrick should be acquitted due to the shredding of documents and coaching of witnesses, Labour spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has called on the Director of Corporate Enforcement to resign following the collapse of such a key trial. Deputy Kelly said: “I am calling…