News – The Labour PartyFigures released today by Airbnb show that 640,000 people used short-term rentals that were operated in Ireland over this last summer period alone. Labour Senator Kevin Humphreys is calling on the Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy to act now and regulate the sector. Speaking today Senator Humphreys said: “There are an…

News – The Labour PartyOn the eve of the Leaving Certificate results being announced, Labour Party Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called on the Department of Education and Skills to consider adding elements to the Leaving Certificate curriculum to help students be more prepared for further education. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “A study by…

News – The Labour Party Labour Party representative for Dublin South-Central, Councillor Rebecca Moynihan, has called on Dublin City Council to put together a compulsory purchase order to acquire the Player Wills’ site on the South Circular Road for cost rental and affordable housing to buy. Councillor Moynihan said: “For over a decade now the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson for Community Affairs, Cllr Andrew Montague, and chair of the Dublin City Council Planning Committee has welcomed the proposal to rezone tracts of industrial land in Dublin City for housing but insisted that the State should purchase the land under a reformed Compulsory Purchase Order system, based on the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Urban Regeneration Joe Costello responding to reports about NAMA has said: “Recent events and recent statistics demonstrate that the housing crisis is going from bad to worse. “It is disingenuous of Minister Paschal Donohue’s officials to state that the Minister has no role in how NAMA conducts its…

News – The Labour PartyAs part of the Parnell Summer School which will take place from 12-16 August at Avondale House, Rathdrum, Co Wicklow, Senator Ivana Bacik will take part in a timely discussion on the centenary of women’s suffrage.  Speaking about the event, Bacik stated, ‘As we celebrate 100 years of women’s suffrage in…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Councillor and former Lord Mayor, Mary Freehill has asked why the Government is afraid of a hotel bedroom tax, which is the norm in cities across the world. It would raise €15 million a year in Dublin for investment in public amenities and cultural facilities. Cllr Freehill said: “Dublin needs…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Housing spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has called on the Government to progress the Housing (Homeless Families) Bill in light of reports that up to 8 families were forced to self-accommodate in Garda stations last night. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “It is deeply disturbing to hear reports during the week about…