News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Duncan Smith TD said Government failure to invest in Garda stations and frontline policing is leaving communities across the country exposed. Speaking in the Dáil during Leaders’ Questions today, Deputy Smith said this Government has allowed Garda recruitment to stagnate, frontline numbers to fall, and vital infrastructure to wither while…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Housing Spokesperson Conor Sheehan has cautiously welcomed the Governments Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan and said that it sets out an ambitious blueprint to solve infrastructure problems that the Government has created itself. Deputy Sheehan said: “This infrastructure report is ambitious and I welcome Governments commitment to publish a…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD said today that Government has adopted a dangerous and unjustified shift in migration policy that is causing potential harm to vulnerable people, and contributing to the escalation of prejudice in communities. Speaking at Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil, Deputy Bacik urged the Taoiseach to reverse recent…

News – The Labour Party New plan a recital of things government should have done anyway “Curate’s egg” of a plan is “good in parts” Labour urges caution on limiting access to environmental justice Labour’s Public Expenditure & Reform spokesperson Ged Nash TD has described the new Accelerating Infrastructure Report & Action Plan as the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s Health spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD said the Government must act immediately to reform trans healthcare in Ireland, warning that today’s indication it will not vote against Labour’s motion is meaningless without a concrete plan. Speaking during Labour’s Private Members’ Business in the Dáil, Deputy Sherlock said the current National Gender…

News – The Labour PartyKildare South and Labour Party TD Mark Wall has called on government to implement Labour’s plan to end the ongoing motorway misery being experienced by many rural commuters traveling to Dublin. Deputy Wall said: “Right across the country many rural commuters are spending their lives stuck in traffic along Ireland’s major…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s George Lawlor TD said planning permission for the proposed 220 million Europort at Rosslare is a moment of real opportunity for Wexford. The development marks the beginning of a new industrial and maritime chapter for the county. It has the potential to deliver up to 2,000 long term jobs and…

News – The Labour PartyThe European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee today backed a report on the upcoming EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, with Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP, who led negotiations for the Socialists & Democrats, securing major progressive wins ahead of next year’s landmark Commission proposal. The vote places strong social ambition at the heart…