It’s great to see such a turnout here to support our lad from Drogheda! The last twelve months have not represented Irish politics finest hour. Having squabbled for 70 days, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael finally came to an agreement. And we might have thought that some work would begin. Very quickly, we realised how…

Labour TD Jan O’Sullivan has said that Ireland is still not doing enough to tackle gender inequality in the workplace. It comes as employers in the UK have this month begun publishing figures on the salaries of their male and female workers for the first time, in a bid to reduce the gender pay gap…

Speech on Motion re Garda Síochána, Dáil Éireann, 11th April 2017 I move the amendment in my name and that of my Labour Party colleagues. In doing so, I want to concentrate on the many areas on which there is I believe broad agreement in this House. We were all disturbed at the news that…

Labour Party representative on the Water Committee, Jan O’Sullivan has said: “In farcical scenes following today’s last minute legal advice, the final report of the Water Committee was subject to extensive amendments reversing most of last week’s changes, that Fianna Fáil supported at the time. “The Labour Party still cannot support the final report on…

At next week’s Labour Party Conference in Wexford, the Labour Party will debate the concept of Universal Basic Income as part of the Future of Work policy paper discussion. Speaking ahead of the debate, Labour Party spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform, Seán Sherlock TD has said he is looking forward to discussing how UBI…

Senator Ivana Bacik has invited other Oireachtas members from all parties and none to participate in a photo call to launch an All-Party Oireachtas Cyclists Group. Members of Dublin Cycling Campaign will also be present at the event. Time : Wednesday, 12th April, 11am Place : Kildare Street, Dublin 2 Speaking about the photo call and…

Labour Spokesperson on Education, Joan Burton TD, has today written to the Chair of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills, Fiona O’Loughlin, calling for hearings to be held into the circumstances, considerations and motives surrounding the agreement between the State and certain religious congregations of June 2002. 11th April, 2017  Re: Residential institutions redress…

Labour Education spokesperson, Joan Burton TD, will be available to speak to journalists this morning at 11am on her call for hearings to be held into the Redress Scheme. Specifically, Deputy Burton has written to the Chair of the Joint Committee on Education and Skills, proposing that hearings are held into the circumstances, considerations and…