News – The Labour PartyLabour Housing spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan, speaking on Dáil statements on child homelessness reacted to the latest figures for May, saying it is a national scandal that 3,826 children are homeless, and that the school holidays present a nightmare scenario for hotel families. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “Homeless figures for May, just released,…

News – The Labour PartyCommenting on the discovery of four Bronze Age gold bands in Co. Donegal, Labour spokesperson on Culture and Heritage, Joan Burton TD has called for a review of current legislation around artefact finds and handling to ensure that people are encouraged to come forward with finds, and said that regional and…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Education spokesperson, Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has today published new proposals to ensure a real free primary education so that the State provides school books at no cost to parents, bans voluntary contributions, and delivers on the commitment made in our Constitution in Article 42.4. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “As…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Employment Spokesperson Ged Nash has described Denis Hynes who is the new Labour Party candidate for Carlow-Kilkenny as ‘the real deal for working people’ in the constituency. Senator Nash, who chaired the selection convention tonight to select the SIPTU official as Labour’s standard bearer in the next general election…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Education, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin will be available to speak to reporters at 11.30am today, Thursday 28th June on the Leinster House plinth. He will outline proposals on free schoolbooks, and proposed legislation to ban voluntary contributions towards ensuring a genuine free primary education. What: new proposals on free…

News – The Labour PartyTaoiseach, this will mark your fifth EU Council meeting. It will also mark two years since the UK voted to leave the European Union.   Unfortunately, we can report that little progress has been made on addressing Ireland’s core outstanding concern.   The bullet proof backstop that was agreed last December…

News – The Labour PartyLabour LGBT is calling for the immediate commencement of legislation to allow for formal parental rights for couples in same sex marriages following a peaceful protest held outside Leinster House today on the matter. Co-Chair of Labour LGBT Aoife Leahy commented: “The Children and Family Relationships Act has to be amended…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on Equality, Cllr. Deirdre Kingston has welcomed the agreement of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s organisational committee that it will look at formulating and implementing a new policy to support Councillors who have become new parents. Cllr Kingston said: “At the moment, we have absolutely no maternity leave for…