I will speak in favour of this Bill on behalf of the Labour Party. I congratulate and thank Deputy Browne and his colleagues on bringing it forward. It is very good legislation and it is a matter in which the Deputy has a keen interest and which he pursues consistently. The Bill seeks to integrate…

Commenting on the news tonight that the Irish Greyhound Board (Bord na gCon) has reached agreement with the Department of Education on the sale of Harold’s Cross greyhound stadium, Labour TD for Tipperary Alan Kelly had said the board has serious questions to answer. Deputy Kelly said: “The Irish Grehound Board, tasked with developing and…

Labour spokesperson for Dublin Senator Kevin Humphreys, and local Labour Cllr Mary Freehill have welcomed the purchase of the Harold’s Cross Greyhound stadium by the Department of Education for provision of the future schooling needs of the area. Senator Humphreys and Cllr Freehill are now calling on Dublin City Council to immediately start work on…

Labour spokesperson on Workers’ Rights, Senator Ged Nash, has said that the Government’s draft legislative proposals to address ‘if-and-when’ contracts appear similar to a curate’s egg, good in parts. The proposals follow a study by the University of Limerick, which was commissioned by Senator Nash in Government, into the prevalence of these contracts. Senator Nash…

Labour Youth has today criticised proposals to introduce an income contingent loan scheme, branding the €160 per month repayment rate “disgraceful.” Commenting on the report, Chair of Labour Youth Kevin Donoghue commented: “Some people in the sector have become obsessed with introducing loan schemes and it doesn’t seem to matter how nonsensical, exclusionary or unworkable…

The Labour Party in a submission to the Government’s Mid Term review of Capital Expenditure has called for an increase in the available budget. Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin also reiterated his call for the sale of shares in AIB to be halted until the proceeds can be committed to Irish infrastructure. Deputy Howlin said:…

“I welcome the Alternative Proposal for the Liffey Cycle Route which Dublin City Council’s Transportation Strategic Policy Committee will consider at its next meeting on Thursday, 3rd May. “Stoneybatter Pride of Place has long argued that the original proposal would divert all the private traffic entering Dublin along the North Quays up Blackhall place. Such unprecedented…

I welcome today’s report from the CSO which reveals that as many as as 10.1% of workers earn the National Minimum Wage (NMW) of €9.25 per hour or less. “When Labour established the Low Pay Commission, we asked the CSO to gather robust information on the prevalence of the NMW to address the yawning gap…