News – The Labour Party Government row back welcome, however damage to Special Education deeply concerning Labour education spokesperson Deputy Eoghan Kenny has said serious questions remain for Government following its decision to roll back proposed cuts to Special Needs Assistant supports and allocate €19 million for additional SNAs. Deputy Kenny said that while the…

News – The Labour Party Latest Daft report shows average two bed apartment now an alarming €2,086 per month Minister on a hiding to nothing if he believes the rent hike bill will fix market   Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has slammed Government following publication of the latest Daft.ie Rent Report, which shows…

News – The Labour Party New parliamentary question confirms funding cuts and sharp decline in Tenant in Situ acquisitions Labour housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has called on the Minister for Housing to urgently reverse restrictions imposed on the Tenant in Situ scheme, after new parliamentary question replies confirmed a sharp fall in spending and…

News – The Labour Party Students deserve a full education, not a reduced timetable Labour’s further and higher education spokesperson Senator Laura Harmon has criticised proposals to ask third level institutions to examine reducing the number of days students must be on campus to ease pressure on accommodation and commuting, saying this amounts to an…

News – The Labour PartyLabour leader Ivana Bacik TD said the Taoiseach cannot delay an investigation into any Irish links in the Epstein files. Labour’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs Duncan Smith TD wrote to the Taoiseach on February 5th calling for an interrogation into the documents, yet no action has been taken by Government. Deputy…

News – The Labour Party Agency earning €18,650 per week from public funding to provide this care package while frontline nurses receive just €18.50 per hour Public money must guarantee safe, specialist care for people with disabilities rather than fund excessive agency margins Labour TD for Wexford George Lawlor has called on Government to urgently…

News – The Labour PartyLabour enterprise spokesperson Deputy George Lawlor has called on the Government to reverse its opposition to Labour’s Work Life Balance Bill 2026 following new figures from the Central Statistics Office showing a sharp drop in remote working across Ireland. The data published today shows that the number of people working from…

News – The Labour PartyLabour education spokesperson Eoghan Kenny TD has called on Government to provide immediate clarity to schools, SNAs and families following the Minister for Education’s failure this morning to confirm how long the pause on changes to the Special Needs Assistant review  will last, and whether schools will lose vital supports. Speaking…