Labour Dublin City Cllr Alison Gilliland has this evening said: ‘It is imperative that DCC re-engage with Ambulance Forum and resolve DFB EMS dispute before officers are forced to go ahead with their industrial dispute and potentially put citizen’s lives and property at risk.” ‘DCC walked out of the Ambulance Forum in January before the…

Brendan Ryan, Labour Party spokesperson on Transport has welcomed news that industrial action planned for Monday has been averted as talks on the dispute enters the Workplace Relations Commission. Deputy Ryan said: “I had called for talks to take place in advance of any further escalation of the dispute and I welcome the move by…

Statement from Labour TD, Joan Burton, regarding the discovery of human remains at a former mother and child home in Tuam, Co. Galway. “These findings are truly gruesome and no doubt deeply upsetting to anyone associated with the Tuam home. The grim discovery also highlights the important work of local historian Catherine Corless in bringing…

Statement from Jan O’Sullivan TD, Labour spokeperson for Children and Youth Affairs, regarding the excavation at Tuam by the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes. “I am deeply saddened and concerned to hear confirmation today of the recovery of human remains at the site of a former mother and baby home in Tuam…

Labour TD for Tipperary, Alan Kelly, has called today on Minister Simon Coveney to extend the timeline for submissions to the National Planning Framework by at least a month beyond Easter. Deputy Kelly said: “The deadline for initial views to be submitted on the National Planning Framework is less than 2 weeks away at 12pm…

Over a year since the Company Law Review Group was asked to provide a report on preventing another Clerys type insolvency, Labour spokesperson on Workers Rights, Senator Ged Nash, said today that the Government is failing to meet commitments it gave to former Clerys workers. Senator Nash said: “Thirteen months ago, the Company Law Review…

Labour Women will be holding a public discussion on maternity services in Ireland this Saturday in Cork City. Speakers include Louise Kenny (Cork Women’s Clinic), Dr Jo Murphy Lawless and Rebecca Hegarty (AIMS Ireland). Some of our public representatives including Seán Sherlock TD will also be in attendance. It is now nearly a year since…

Labour’s Housing spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has welcomed the ten point plan put forward by the Simon Community today to make use of the vacant and derelict homes as the quickest way to deal with the housing and homelessness crisis. Commenting on the plan, Deputy O’Sullivan said: “On 31st August 2016, following the publication of…