News – The Labour PartyLabour LGBT welcomes the recommendations of the Gender Recognition Review Report, with its emphasis on equality and self-determination. Co-chair of Labour LGBT Karl Hayden said: “The report is important to young trans, non-binary and intersex people but also includes useful suggestions that could make life easier for all age groups. We…

News – The Labour PartyCommenting on the launch of the exhibition ‘Votes for Women: Suffrage and Citizenship’ today, Chairperson of the Vótáil 100 Committee, Labour Senator Ivana Bacik encouraged young people to visit the exhibition and to celebrate the work of women who fought for suffrage. “As Chairperson of the Vótáil 100 Committee organising the…

News – The Labour Party Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has backed the Irish Cancer Society’s call to extend the HPV vaccine to teenage boys.  Deputy Kelly said: “Earlier this year, the Dáil passed my motion to fully back the current HPV vaccine programme and to extend this initiative to teenage boys. “The…

News – The Labour Party Labour Party Environment spokesperson, Senator Ivana Bacik, has called on the Government to ban non-compostable coffee cups in tandem with introducing the latte levy. This comes as a Recycling List Ireland report has found that 200 million coffee cups are thrown away in Ireland every year. Senator Bacik commented: “The…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Employment Affairs & Social Protection, Senator Ged Nash, has said that that the National Minimum Wage must be transformed to a real Living Wage of €11.90 per hour. Senator Nash said: “Today, the Low Pay Commission has published a report recommending that the National Minimum Wage goes up…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Justice and Children and Youth Affairs spokesperson, Seán Sherlock TD has urged the Government to reconsider its decision not to appoint a Digital Safety Commissioner in light of the Channel 4 Dispatches programme on Facebook activities. Deputy Sherlock said: “The Government has decided that social media companies should be…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Education spokesperson, Sen. Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has launched a petition seeking support for a Citizens’ Assembly to be reconvened to consider changes to our Constitution to address religious control of the education system. The petition is available at: https://www.labour.ie/act Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “It’s time for a national conversation about…

News – The Labour PartyToday at 11.30am, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin will launch a new petition seeking the support of the public for a Citizens Assembly to be held to consider the role of religion in our education system. Sen. Ó Ríordáin will announce the details of what he is proposing at 11.30am on the…