News – The Labour PartyStatements on Plastic and Packaging Pollution Dáil Éireann, April 19th 2018 I welcome the opportunity to speak to this issue.  As we speak, I have a Bill before the House on the prohibition of microbeads. It is before the committee.  On 28 March, we had a positive engagement with experts from…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party spokesperson on Employment and Workers’ Rights, Senator Ged Nash, has welcomed the Irish Congress of Trade Unions highlighting how important repealing the eighth amendment is for working people in Ireland. Senator Nash said: “The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has had a long history in opposing the eighth amendment,…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Housing, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has said the State needs to increase its social housing targets and not continue to rely so heavily on the private sector to provide social and affordable homes. Deputy O’Sullivan said: “The latest figures on Social Housing Delivery Targets show that the majority of…

News – The Labour PartyProvision of Objective Sex Education Bill 2018 Dáil Éireann, April 18th 2018 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY The objectives of this Bill are broadly in line with the recommendation on Sex Education of the Oireachtas Committee on the 8th amendment, on which I was the Labour Party representative, and we support it as…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Employment and Social Affairs spokesperson, Senator Ged Nash, has welcomed the publication of ESRI research commissioned by the Low Pay Commission (LPC) which confirms that the 50 cent an hour National Minimum Wage increase introduced by Labour in 2016 did not result in job losses. Senator Nash said: “When…

News – The Labour PartyThe first issue I wish to raise relates to the complexity of the data protection code. In Ireland we have chosen to retain most of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, although we will in the future apply them only to cases involving national security, defence or international relations. For…

News – The Labour PartyMotion on the fodder crisis Dáil Éireann, April 17th 2018 I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak in this important debate pertaining to the fodder crisis in the Dáil this evening.  I do so on behalf of the Labour Party.  My party leader, Deputy Brendan Howlin, is present as…

News – The Labour PartyQuestioning the Minister for Justice today in the Dáil, Labour TD Alan Kelly had asked if the Minister is satisfied that his Department provided full information to and co-operated fully with the O’Higgins commission and the O’Neill report into Garda whistleblower claims; and if he has asked his officials for assurances…