Labour Party spokesperson on mental health, Kathleen Lynch has tonight launched a new Doctor of Clinical Psychology programme in University College Cork. “I welcome the launch of this programme, which stems from the work I did when I was Minister of State. It has been developed as a direct result of the groundbreaking policy and…

Comments from Labour Spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform and Finance Committee member, Seán Sherlock, on the launch of the committee’s report on the Rising Costs of Motor Insurance: “The biggest issue in this report is the lack of transparent data provided by the insurance industry for the increases in premiums. We still do not…

Labour Spokesperson on Local Government Reform, Senator Denis Landy, has expressed his outright opposition to a section in the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 that proposes to allow developers building housing estates of over 100 units to bypass Local Authorities and head straight to An Bord Pleanála for permission. Speaking during…

Comments from Jan O’Sullivan, Labour Spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, regarding the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill: “I welcome news that the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill will be published tomorrow, but I have concerns that it may not give people who have been adopted the full rights they are looking for. “I have…

Labour Senator Kevin Humphreys has called on the Minister for Communications to explain to the House why RTÉ has taken the decision to outsource its programmes for young people. Senator Humphreys, who raised the issue in the Seanad today, also described the move by the public broadcaster to switch coverage of the Oireachtas from RTÉ…

Labour Party Finance Spokesperson Joan Burton has welcomed the relaxation of the deposit rule for first time buyers but noted that problems still exist with the Central Bank rules. Home owners in negative equity who wish to trade up are still restricted. Rent payments are still not taken into account onability to afford a mortgage….

Labour spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Alan Kelly, will today launch a Bill aimed at boosting craft-beer tourism in Ireland by removing a major regulatory barrier for breweries, microbreweries, cider makers and distilleries. The Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016 would allow these businesses to sell their own produce to tourists and other…

Labour spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Alan Kelly, will today launch the Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016, which is aimed at boosting craft-beer tourism in Ireland by removing a major regulatory barrier for breweries, microbreweries, cider producers and distilleries. Deputy Kelly will be available to speak to reporters at 11.30am on Wednesday,…