News – The Labour PartyLabour Party TD for Dublin Fingal, Brendan Ryan TD has welcomed a commitment he has received from the National Transport Authority that a second bus would now be added to the 101X service, due in Balrothery at 6:10am each morning. Speaking on the matter, Deputy Ryan said: “I am delighted that,…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Health Spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has welcomed the decision to start the process of extending the HPV vaccine to boys.  Deputy Kelly said: “The announcement that the Minister for Health has been instructed to start the process of extending the HPV vaccine to boys is extremely welcome. “The Labour…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Local Area Representative Peter Horgan has called on Sport Ireland to refund all Irish Women’s Hockey Squad members their representational fee of €550 each as a gesture of goodwill that will bring to an end the shameful practice of forcing players to pay to represent their country. “These women…

News – The Labour PartyLadies and gentlemen. To Metro Éireann and the Keynan Institure for Ethics of Duke University, thank you for inviting me to speak at your intercultural writing and photography award ceremony. My 13 week old daughter features in the Irish Times today in an article written by my wife about her family’s…

News – The Labour Party Labour Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has criticised the Government for their handling of the Cervical Check scandal. Deputy Kelly said: “Despite assurances from the Taoiseach that cases would not end up in the courts, the announcement made by the Government do little to assure the women affected that they…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Education, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has reiterated his proposals of State provided school books at no cost to parents and bans on voluntary contributions. This follows today’s reporting of the Barnardos ‘Back to School’ survey which has seen an increase in the number of parents paying voluntary contributions….

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party representative for Dún Laoghaire, Deirdre Kingston, has said the proposals for a ‘Granny Grant’ smacks of desperation from the Independent Alliance and it is clear that they do not have a grasp of the problems that parents have when it comes to accessing affordable childcare. Councillor Kingston said: “It…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s spokesperson for Rural and Community Affairs, Deputy Willie Penrose has called on Bus Éireann to revisit their decision to axe totally ten stops on the No. 20 and 20X bus route. Deputy Penrose said: “The proposed cut of 10 stops to the No. 20 and 20 X route will see…