Labour Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has repeated his call for the Government to fund the provision of school meals throughout the summer until schools return in the autumn. It follows the successful campaign in the UK that was championed by footballer Marcus Rashford. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “Last week I issued a call for…

With ongoing reports that the next Government will combine the Department of Children Youth Affairs with the Department of Education under the control of one Minister, Labour spokesperson Seán Sherlock has called for the retention of a dedicated Department for Children with a standalone Cabinet Minister with political clout necessary to provide a voice for…

Responding to the publication of a draft Programme for Government called a Shared Future, Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly TD welcomed the significant movement by the two main parties on environmental issues, but expressed disappointment at the lack of costings, the high level of rebranded and rehashed policies across a range of sectors, and the…

On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Labour Senator Mark Wall has urged the Government to outline in detail a road map for our older population as we all continue to look forward to the easing of the restrictions around Covid 19. Senator Wall stated that he was aware of a number of older people who…

Every child has a right to education, impact of blended learning on children must be analysed. Labour Education spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has highlighted the legal requirement on the Minister for Education to consult with all education stakeholders if he plans to refuse enrolled pupils access to schools for a portion of the week when…

-Reopening plans lack clarity and need to be backed by capital measures.  -No clarity on what will happen if schools refuse to take part in Summer Provision The Minister for Education needs to clarify what will happen if schools refuse to take part in the Summer Education Programme, said Labour Education Spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin…

the EU next generation fund of €750 billion has only allocated €3 billion to Ireland With Brexit on the horizon, the Irish economy is already facing significant damage. Wexford Labour T.D Brendan Howlin has called on the Government to ensure an adequate proportion of this sizeable fund comes to Ireland. Deputy Howlin said: “It was…

Labour Seanad Leader Ivana Bacik has called on the Irish government to condemn the Israeli Government’s plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank as early as next month. Senator Bacik said: “This week, the German Foreign Minister joined countries like France in communicating his government’s opposition to the potential annexation of parts of…