News – The Labour Party Labour Party Health spokesperson and Vice Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, Alan Kelly TD has said serious questions need to be answered about wasteful spend in the Department of Health. Commenting on the report of the Controller and Auditor General into the Department of Health, Deputy Kelly said:  “Frankly,…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Kevin Humphreys has criticised Housing Minister and his cabinet colleagues for the failure to get a promised ‘fast-track’ housing plan off the ground in Poolbeg. Commenting Senator Humphreys said: “Yet again this government has failed to deliver on housing. Yet again a plan which was hailed as a new…

News – The Labour PartyThank you for the invitation to speak today.As I’m coming from an Irish perspective,it won’t surprise anyone here that one of my main preoccupations at the moment is Brexit.Other than the United Kingdom, no country will be as greatly affected by Brexit as Ireland.In speaking to you today,I am motivated by…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs has welcomed Minister for Children’s decision to halt state funding of Scouting Ireland while the current board remains in place.  Commenting today Deputy Sherlock said: “The minister has made the right decision. Clearly, lessons around proper governance have not been learned within the upper echelons of Scouting Ireland….

News – The Labour PartyLabour Cllr Rebecca Moynihan has today called on Fine Gael to establish a rent registry to ensure new tenants are not victims of price gouging. Cllr. Moynihan said: “Yet again today, we another report highlighting spiraling rates of rent. Rents in urban areas are out of control with the average rent…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Finance spokesperson Joan Burton raised with the Minister for Finance today his plans to commission a report on bankers pay and bonuses as we approach the 10 year anniversary of the blanket bank guarantee. Deputy Burton said: “Saturday 29th September will mark the 10 year anniversary of the disastrous blanket…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD has moved a bill today to bring back town councils, as the Dáil will later today debate the Local Government (Restoration of Town Councils) Bill in private members time. Deputy Howlin said: “Labour will today in the Dáil put forward a bill that provides a…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin TD will be available to speak to the media today at 11am on the Leinster House plinth on Labour’s Bill to be debated in the Dáil on Wednesday afternoon to re-establish town councils, and other issues of the day. What: Media opportunity with Labour Party Leader…