News – The Labour Party Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has welcomed the latest developments in the United States of America on extending the HPV vaccine to men and women up to the age of 45 and has called on the HPRA and the Minister for Health to consider a similar programme here. …

News – The Labour PartyLabour Youth has today called for people young and old to ensure that they vote yes to remove Ireland’s blasphemy law on October 26th. Labour Youth’s Chairperson, Chloe Manahan said: “Among all the excitement in the run-up to the Presidential Election, the referendum being held on the same day has not…

News – The Labour Party Labour Party Housing spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has said she is bringing forward legislation to ban the practice of landlords and letting agents charging potential tenants fees for viewing their property. Deputy O’Sullivan said:  “I was shocked to read over the weekend that some landlords and letting agencies are beginning…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin TD and Jan O’Sullivan TD will be available to speak to reporters this morning at 11.30am, Tuesday 16th October, on the Leinster House plinth about Brexit and other issues of the day. What: Doorstep with Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin and Jan O’Sullivan Where: Leinster…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Dáil Communications spokesperson Séan Sherlock has said there are still outstanding questions about the numerous meetings of a government Minister with the remaining bidder in the National Broadband Plan tender that need to be answered, as it appears the tender process is now compromised. Deputy Sherlock said: “Since the Minister…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Social Protection spokesperson Ged Nash has called on the Minister for Social Protection to explain the reasons for the major delays people are encountering in illness benefit payments. Sen. Nash said: “My own office, and those of many of my Labour colleagues have been inundated over the last week with…

News – The Labour Party Labour Party Education spokesperson, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has said that the new Minister for Education, Joe McHugh, needs to rule out student loan schemes.  Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “The Government has been sitting on the report carried out by Peter Cassells into the future of higher education funding for…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader and Foreign Affairs spokesperson Brendan Howlin TD has called on the Tánaiste to seek answers from Saudi Arabia about what happened the journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Deputy Howlin said: “There have been shocking allegations concerned a prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey…