Labour Spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has said that new figures from the ISPCC today highlight the need for an out-of hours social work service. In its annual report for 2016, the ISPCC revealed that 75 per cent of all calls to Childline happened outside office hours. Deputy O’Sullivan commented: “The…

Labour Party Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has welcomed the Supreme Court ruling that says that the government’s ban on asylum seekers working is unconstitutional. “I am delighted with today’s Supreme Court decision as it vindicates campaigning by many lobby groups and NGOs over many years. This decision shows how the Department of Justice and successive…

Kildare North Labour Representative Emmet Stagg has expressed his disappointment that two Third Party Appeals have been lodged with An Bord Pleanala against the decision by Kildare Co. Council on Tuesday May 2nd to grant planning permission to Intel for their Modified New Chip Manufacturing Facility at its Headquarters in Leixlip. Mr. Stagg stated that…

Labour Leader Brendan Howlin has again called on the Cabinet and Michael Noonan to postpone the sale of AIB shares. The decision of the Minister for Finance to proceed with the IPO despite the decision of the Dáil is undemocratic. Following the publication of the Future of Healthcare Report, the Labour Party is now calling…

Labour spokesperson on Health, and member of the Future of Healthcare Committee Alan Kelly TD has welcomed the publication of the final report, and called now for immediate steps towards implementation. The Government should immediately commit to providing the €3 billion transition fund so that the plan can meet it’s ambitious objectives to transform our…

The Lord Mayor of Dublin and member of the Board of the National Maternity Hospital, Brendan Carr, has called for the State to take ownership and full responsibility for the new hospital rather than it being handed from the control of one private group to another. Brendan Carr said: “When I first raised serious concerns about the ownership…

Labour Party leader, Brendan Howlin TD, and Finance Spokesperson, Joan Burton TD, will be available to speak to reporters this morning, Tuesday May 30th, about the proposed IPO of AIB shares at 11.30am. A Labour motion to delay the sale until the rules are changed to allow the funds raised to go toward capital expenditure,…

Labour Spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, has welcomed the announcement that the Religious Sisters of Charity are to relinquish ownership of their three hospitals, as well as the planned new National Maternity Hospital at the St. Vincent’s site in Dublin, and said that the precedent should now be studied by other religious orders. Deputy…