Seconding the Controlled Drugs and Harm Reduction Bill 2017, Labour Party Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called for an end to the ‘war on drugs’.  “I was delighted this evening to second the Controlled Drugs and Harm Reduction Bill 2017, proposed by my colleague Senator Lynn Ruane. “It is my absolute conviction, as someone who…

The Labour Party has become the first Opposition party in the current Dáil term to successfully pass a Bill through both Houses of the Oireachtas. The Competition Amendment Bill 2016, which will become law in the next five days, aims to improve the working and living standards of those working on a freelance basis in…

Senator Kevin Humphreys has welcomed the agreement in the Seanad today, on foot of a Labour motion calling for the postponement of the AIB share sale, that Minister Michael Noonan would speak to Senators at 6pm this evening, Wednesday 31st May. Senator Humphreys said: “Today on the Order of Business in the Seanad the Labour…

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…