News – The Labour PartyRemarks by Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin on the Dáil motion condemning US immigration policy, 20 June 2018 At least 50 million people died in the Second World War. Entire towns and cities were reduced to rubble. Millions of people across Europe and elsewhere were displaced. But out of the ashes…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Youth has today called for the restoration of funding to the Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI), the recipient of this year’s Jim Kemmy Thirst for Justice Award last weekend in Limerick. Speaking on the matter, Chairperson, Chloe Manahan has said “The work that the RCNI does for people at a…

News – The Labour PartyThe Seanad will tonight debate a bill introduced by Senator Kevin Humphreys to finally regulate ‘AirBnB’ type short term lets. The bill would ensure that these lets are classed as a commercial enterprise, require planning permission, and would reverse the trend of homes being used as hotels in the middle of…

News – The Labour PartyAt Leader’s Questions today, Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin raised with the Taoiseach the need to restore funding to the Rape Crisis Network and for better data collection. Deputy Howlin said: “According to Garda statistics in 2017, there were 2,945 sexual offences committed in Ireland and 655 cases of rape. “While…

News – The Labour Party Labour Party Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has hit out at Fine Gael for reserving 25% of school places for the children and grandchildren of past-pupils in the Admissions to Schools Bill Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “It is outrageous that a school should be allowed to keep 25% of its…

News – The Labour PartyThe Seanad will debate Labour’s Short Term Lettings Bill 2018 this evening from 6pm. Senator Kevin Humphreys who brought in this proposed law to regulate AirBnB type ‘short term lets’ will be available to speak to reporters with Labour Housing spokesperson Jan O’Sullivan, on the Leinster House plinth at 3pm about…

News – The Labour PartySpeech by Labour Party Leader on Dáil motion on 25th Anniversary of the Decriminalisation of Homosexuality Dáil Éireann, 19th June 2018 We have moved within a generation from a time when gay men and women were an alien and shunned phenomenon to one where sexuality in all it’s expressions can be…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Finance spokesperson Joan Burton has highlighted that there is actually up to €2.2 billion available in the fiscal space for new measures in Budget 2019 before any new revenue raising or saving measures, and that the Minister for Finance is misleading the public debate. A further €2.6 billion has already…