Speaking at the all-island civic dialogue meeting with Michel Barnier in Dundalk today, Monday 30th April, Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD outlined the need for absolute clarity by the June meeting of the EU Council on arrangements for the Irish border. Deputy Howlin said: “I’ve always been a political optimist. “So in December I…

Labour Health spokesperson Alan Kelly TD has called for the Oireachtas Health Committee to meet next week on the revelations about the cervical cancer screening programme. Deputy Kelly said: “The revelations in the last few days about the CervicalCheck service have been deeply shocking, and has caused huge concern for women across Ireland. “The Joint…

Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin has described Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald’s remarks that Brexit could not be stopped or ameliorated at Westminster as 100% wrong. Responding to remarks by the Sinn Fein leader quoted in the Ulster Herald, Deputy Howlin said: “Mary Lou’s remarks are self-serving nonsense designed to justify Sinn Fáin’s failure…

Labour Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has called on the Ministers for Higher Education to put her plans for future funding of higher education on the record of both Houses of the Oireachtas. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “For months, Ministers Bruton and Mitchell-O’Connor have fobbed off questions by parliamentarians on the subject of the future…

Labour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called for an investigation into CervicalCheck. This follows Vicky Phelan’s case in the High Court and the fact that fourteen other women who were given incorrect test results. Deputy Kelly said: “Firstly, my thoughts go out to Ms Phelan and her family. No amount of compensation she…

The Labour Party will launch our referendum campaign to repeal the 8th amendment on Sunday 29th April at the Westbury Hotel. Brendan Howlin TD, will be joined at the event by Labour’s Director of Elections for the referendum campaign, Cllr Jane Horgan Jones, Labour Parliamentary Party members and special guests. The launch will be addressed…

Senator Ged Nash has announced the creation of up to 100 new jobs at the PCI Pharma Services facility in the Donore Industrial Estate, Drogheda. The new high containment packaging facility in the town will specialise in the primary and secondary packaging of pharmaceutical products to the highest global standards. Senator Nash explained, “During my…

Labour Housing spokesperson, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has expressed concern at the low numbers of social housing units built by local authorities across the country last year, and said the pace of delivery needs to urgently step up a gear. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “It is pretty shocking that in the midst of this unprecedented housing crisis…