Labour Youth has today launched its Living 2019 campaign to encourage employers to pay the living wage. The Living Wage, which has been set at €11.50 by the Living Wage Technical Group, is considered to be the minimum a full time worker needs to earn to cover basic living expenses. Speaking at the launch of…

Labour spokesperson for Dublin Senator Kevin Humphreys says the Government must ensure Gardai are adequately resourced to deal with crime on our streets. It follows the violent death of a man in Lucan in the early hours of this morning, and a shooting in Ballymun on Monday. “I want to condemn the violent killing of…

Labour spokesperson on water Jan O’Sullivan TD has welcomed the clarification from EU Commissioner Karmenu Vella in a letter provided to the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services (of which she is a member) today by Minister Simon Coveney. The letter outlines the Commission position on how Ireland would comply with…

Louth Labour Senator Ged Nash says the immediate and unique challenges posed by Brexit for businesses and retailers in the Border Counties need to be taken more seriously by Government. It follows Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech yesterday outlining the UK’s plans for leaving the EU, which look set to include controls on the border…

Labour Spokesperson on Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch has welcomed that over 6,000 young people will attend Cycle Against Suicide’s annual conference over the next two days and has called on the Government to do more to tackle stigmas around youth mental health. “As a community it is essential we take care of the mental health…

Senator Ged Nash has said that the youth rate (sub-minima rate) for National Minimum wage should be scrapped. He was responding to the publication of a report by the Low Pay Commission on the issue. He said, “I commissioned the Low Pay Commission to undertake a study on the application of lower minimum wage rates…

Labour Party Spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly has said the Government must do more to cut red tape on the Fair Deal scheme. “While I welcome Minister McEntee’s committment that she will open up consultation on a new statutory home care scheme, her announcement on national media this evening that it will take two to…

Speaking in the Dáil on ‘Statements on Northern Ireland’ Tuesday 17th January 2017. Check against delivery. Taoiseach, Last evening, the Assembly in Northern Ireland fell, and elections are now underway. The political crisis over cash for ash has driven a wedge between the two governing parties. Over recent weeks, we have seen a scandal caused…