News – The Labour Party Labour Finance spokesperson Joan Burton has said it is beyond time that the Minister for Public Expenditure responded to the concerns of Section 39 workers. Deputy Burton said: “The Government is boasting of the success of a growing and stable economy while it denies vital pay restoration to thousands of…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Justice spokesperson Sean Sherlock TD has welcomed the common sense and practical proposals on policing and has said: “A comprehensive roadmap of reforms for policing in Ireland has been published, and the Minister must now commit to fast-track those measures. It will take some time to digest the full report…

News – The Labour Party Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has welcomed the rise in the uptake of the HPV vaccine and has called on the HSE to move quickly to end the HPV vaccine to young boys. Deputy Kelly said: “I’m delighted to see the uptake of the HPV vaccine rise again…

News – The Labour PartyLabour General Election candidate for Dublin South Central, Councillor Rebecca Moynihan, has said the Minister for Housing and the Land Development Agency must support Dublin City Council to buy the Player Wills site and keep it in public ownership. A meeting of Dublin City Council will discuss a motion by Councillor…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Kevin Humphreys has called on the Minister for Housing to expand proposed regulations on Airbnb to all short term let websites operating in Ireland. Commenting today Senator Humphreys said: “Reports of landlords moving to alternative short term let websites ahead of plans to regulate providers such as Airbnb are…

News – The Labour PartyOpening Address by Labour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin TD to Party Away Day 2018 D Hotel, Drogheda, Co Louth Good afternoon, And thank you all for being here today. Over the course of today and tomorrow, we will be setting out and discussing some of the policies and campaigns that we…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Finance spokesperson Joan Burton TD, speaking on the ten year anniversary of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Lehman’s Brothers said: “On the 15th September 2008 the world changed when Lehman’s Brothers bank filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It would have a profound and devastating impact on Ireland where the FF-PD…

News – The Labour PartyGalway Mayor Cllr Niall McNelis has called on the Minister for Health to close the funding gap in capital investment for health services spending to ensure an essential cancer treatment unit is delivered in Galway, that will serve the entire North-West region, pointing out that ‘Ireland 2040’ is falling at the…