News – The Labour PartyLabour 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:…

News – The Labour PartyLabour 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,…

News – The Labour Party-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…

News – The Labour PartyThe 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…

News – The Labour PartyLabour 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…

News – The Labour PartyLabour 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…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader, Alan Kelly TD, has said the decision to have 20 ministers of State should be revisited in this economic climate. Deputy Kelly said: “As we face into more uncertain times post-Covid, I would question the need to have twenty junior ministers. “There are huge costs associated with junior…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Cork East Sean Sherlock has called on Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party to clarify whether the M20 will proceed over the lifetime of the next Government. Deputy Sherlock was speaking after comments from Green Party TD Ossian Smith at the Green Party convention and Minister…