Labour Party Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin will be available to speak to the reporters today, Wednesday 24th June at 12pm on his call for school meals to continue over the summer and other issues of the day.   What: Doorstep with Aodhán Ó Ríordáin Where: Leinster House Plinth When: 12pm, Wednesday 24th June 2020…

Temporary Wage Scheme must be expanded to fund wages Labour Party Spokesperson on Children, Seán Sherlock TD has called for the creation of a Citizen’s Assembly on Childcare and for the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme to be expanded to fund the sector fully ahead of the September reopening of Childcare. Said Deputy Sherlock: “If it…

Labour Party Spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Seán Sherlock has said the Government engaged in a charade with no concerted effort to restore childcare, as officials from the INMO confirmed correspondence showed that the HSE and the Departments failed to act to provide childcare for frontline workers. Deputy Sherlock said: “The 18 May deadline,…

Labour Party Leader, Alan Kelly TD, has called on the HSE and Government to publish the roadmap to reopening our healthcare services this week Deputy Kelly said: “Since April I have been calling on the Government to publish a roadmap on the safe reopening of our health services. Week after week, I have been told…

-Absence of official Covid-19 safety guidance means SNA’s won’t take part in Summer Programme. The Government announced July Provision more than 10 days ago and still haven’t put in place basic procedures to allow it to proceed, said Labour Education Spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin after Fórsa the Union representing Special Needs Assistants have advised their…

The decision by Dublin City Council not to proceed with the purchase of 422 North Circular Road is most disappointing.  It is a semi-derelict house and has been in a poor state of repair for a considerable time. It was there that Sean O’Casey wrote his famous trilogy – The Shadow of a  Gunman, Juno…

Labour Cork East TD Seán Sherlock has called for driving tests to be restarted on June 29th as part of the acceleration measures announced today. Approximately 30,000 learner drivers remain in limbo. “Driving lessons and tests could arguably be put into the same category as hairdressing and barber shops,” said Deputy Sherlock.  “Over 27,000 learner…

Labour TD for Dublin Fingal, Duncan Smith, has called the cutting of 500 jobs by Aer Lingus a hammer blow for workers and their families and has called the conduct of Aer Lingus as absolutely disgraceful as it uses the Covid-19 pandemic to pursue their long-term cost cutting agenda to reduce staffing and worsen terms…