Labour Party Spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Alan Kelly today said “There is a massive security and financial risk to the State with the current Cash-in-Transit arrangements in place. Some Cash-in-Transit businesses handle more money than the banks. Deputy Kelly was reacting to information that the State use just one company for the purposes…

Deputy Alan Kelly welcomes Cork/Shannon announcement of new transatlantic flights but says we’ve been duped into supporting a Dublin Airport monopoly. 12 Dublin services will exacerbate regional development imbalances and insult Knock Airport, Taoiseach and Minister Ring. Labour spokesperson on Jobs and Tipperary TD, Alan Kelly has said the Government is sleep-walking into a deepening…

Labour Youth has today launched its higher education funding policy Education for the Next Generation. This policy paper calls for increased state investment and a significant contribution from employers into higher education Speaking at the launch, Labour Youth Chairperson, Kevin Donoghue said: “When it comes to higher education we need to be ambitious about a…

Labour Spokesperson on Energy, Seán Sherlock, has called on Minister Denis Naughten to make an immediate intervention in the waste recycling industry after reports of 160 containers were returned to Ireland from China because of contamination. “This Government put the issue of green waste recycling on the long finger last June,” said Deputy Sherlock. “And…

Introduction Brexit represents a challenge as great to our nation as the economic crisis from which we are just emerging. We face the prospect of a border being reintroduced on this island. Some suggest we face the prospect of the ending of the Common Travel Area. And we face a hit of 4% on our…

Some Cash in Transit businesses handle more money than the banks, and one company dominates the industry in Ireland. Labour Party Spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Alan Kelly today said: “There is a massive security and financial risk to the State with the current Cash-in-Transit arrangements in place”. Deputy Kelly was reacting to information…

Labour spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Jan O’Sullivan TD, says today’s Report Card from the Children’s Rights Alliance shows the Government is close to all-out failure in the area of children’s welfare. The Government has been given a D+ overall in its progress since taking office, the lowest grade recorded in six years. Deputy…

Labour spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, says a full explanation is needed as to why the price tag for the new National Maternity Hospital in Dublin has almost doubled. It is reported today that the expected cost of moving the facility from Holles Street to St Vincent’s has risen from €150m to €296m. Deputy…