Commenting on the report into maternity services at Portiuncula Hospital, Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said that the management need to take accountability for what happened and lessons have to be learned. Deputy Kelly said:  “Serious lessons have to be learned at Portiuncula Hospital following the long-awaited report into the failure of…

Jack O Connor, who has been selected to contest the next General Election for the Labour Party in Wicklow, has called for an urgent integrated response, entailing innovative thinking, to address the problem of growing rush hour traffic congestion on the N11. Mr O’Connor said: “The endlessly increasing misery endured by people travelling to and…

Labour spokesperson on Housing, Jan O’Sullivan TD, reacting to the latest Daft.ie report has said that it shows the absolute failure of the Government’s Rent Pressure Zone model to slow the pace of increases in the rental market.  Deputy O’Sullivan said:  “The Daft.ie report that shows an annual average rent rise of 11.5% is truly…

Labour Youth is urging young people nationwide to get registered to vote for the upcoming referendum by the deadline on 8th May. National Chairperson Chloe Manahan commented: “With less than a week to the deadline and 150,000 young people still not registered to vote, time is of the essence to make sure the new generation…

This morning, the Labour Party will launch their Irish language referendum posters at 11.30 on Merrion Street. Party Leader Brendan Howlin, Irish language spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and 8th Committee member Jan O’Sullivan will be available to talk to reporters on the 8th Amendment and other issues of the day   Labour Party Irish Poster…

Speaking from the INMO annual delegate conference, Labour Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said in order to tackle the staffing crisis in our hospitals, the Government must end pay inequality for nursing staff. Deputy Kelly said: “We must address the standard of pay for nurses in Ireland when we compare it with that in…

Labour representative for South Kildare, Cllr Mark Wall has said the news that Coca Cola is to close its plant in Athy with the loss of 82 jobs is a devastating blow for the town, and that the Government must now urgently respond. Cllr Wall said: “The loss of 82 manufacturing jobs is a body…

Speech by Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD at Access to Medicines Conference,  Wednesday 2nd May, 2018 Thank you for asking me to speak today. The discovery and development of new drugs has dramatically changed our lives for the better. The revolution in health care over the last century has extended our lives and made…