Hiqa report finds significant risk to patient safety Urgent need for safe staffing levels. Labour’s Health Spokesperson, Duncan Smith TD, has sounded the alarm following the recent report by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), which uncovered significant risks faced by patients at University Hospital Limerick (UHL). The inspection report concluded that patients are…

Labour’s Limerick Mayoral Candidate Cllr Conor Sheehan has said the HIQA report into UHL A&E is an absolute disgrace and requires urgent response. Cllr Sheehan was speaking after the report found patients ‘still at risk of harm’ in the UHL Emergency Department given the persistent overcrowding and the length of time it takes to see…

Labour Leader and Housing Spokesperson Ivana Bacik TD expressed deep concern following the publication of the latest Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) rent index for the final quarter of 2023. The report revealed that rents for new tenancies outside the Greater Dublin Area surged by nearly double the rate compared to Dublin. With an annual increase…

Labour Leader Ivana Bacik TD, today on May Day, raised Labour’s Reproductive Leave Bill in the Dáil today, highlighting the ongoing struggle for workers’ rights and the urgent need for compassionate policies regarding reproductive health. Deputy Bacik said “Today, on May Day, we honour the progress made in securing workers’ rights, but we also recognise…

Labour Senator and Oireachtas health committee member Annie Hoey has welcomed the passage of the Safe Access Zones bill through all stages. Senator Hoey said: “The passage of the Safe Access Zones legislation is a momentous occasion and will represent a step in the right direction for people who are seeking reproductive healthcare. “Unfortunately, we…

Von der Leyen and EPP shift to the right is bad news for workers. Dublin needs a strong MEP in the Socialists & Democrats Group to campaign for workers’ rights To mark May Day, Labour’s European candidate for Dublin, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has set out his agenda for workers’ rights for the next five-year term…

Labour’s Workers’ Rights Spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock and Labour Trade Unionists will launch a Worker’s Manifesto later today (Wednesday 1st May) with a bold plan to boost the pay packets of all workers and ensure people are protected from unscrupulous employers at every level in Ireland. Senator Sherlock said: “Now more than ever, we need…

Labour’s candidate for the Ireland South Constituency, Niamh Hourigan, has expressed alarm at the Government’s plans to abandon Ireland’s triple lock legislation. The current triple lock mechanism ensures that for more than 12 Irish troops to be deployed overseas, there needs to be approval from the Irish government and Dáil alongside a UN mandate, either…