Action is needed to accelerate the payment of the Basic Payment Scheme for 10,000 farmers according to Labour spokesperson on Agriculture Willie Penrose TD. “Farmers are facing into the winter period after a difficult summer and autumn and the uncertainty of Brexit. It is unbelievable in this day and age that the Department of Agriculture…

CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Good evening. Welcome to the first of the regional meetings that will take place across the country between now and March. These meetings build upon a series of meetings I have attended at branch and constituency level over recent months. Tonight, I want to speak about the work we are doing to…

Labour Lord Mayor Brendan Carr, and Labour Spokesperson on Dublin Senator Kevin Humphreys will host a political roundtable on proposals for a directly elected Mayor for Dublin on Monday morning at 10.30am in the Mansion House, Dawson St. Date: Monday 24th October 2016Time: 10.30amLocation: Mansion House, Dawson Street.

Brendan Howlin has said today that an attempt by the Government to use a technical motion to block a vote on repealing the 8th amendment are unprecedented in recent times and an effort to muzzle the Dáil. “This is another nail in the coffin for so called new politics. “Once again this do nothing Government…

It’s always a pleasure to be here with members of the Chamber of Commerce. Firstly, and briefly, I want to talk about how we can begin to build a shared prosperity in Ireland. And perhaps a little more substantially, I want to share some of my thoughts on the impact of Brexit on our people….

The proposal in section 54 of the Finance Bill has been described by Labour’s Spokesperson on Finance, Joan Burton, as in effect, an amnesty for tax defaulters using offshore and overseas tax havens to avoid paying their legitimately due taxes in Ireland. According to Deputy Burton: “By delaying the implementation date to the first of…

Speaking on Dáíl Éireann statements on the conflict in Syria, with particular reference to the ongoing crisis in Aleppo. The now six year-old conflict in Syria is the world’s gravest humanitarian crisis since the Second World War. The numbers are easy to throw out, difficult to grasp: 8 million displaced people inside Syria, 4.5 million…

Senator Ivana Bacik has welcomed the all party support in the Seanad for the Labour Party motion on Syria, and today questioned the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the delay in resettling Syrian refugees. She said “I share the grave concern and outrage of Irish people at the appalling bombardment of civilians in Aleppo. As…