News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Urban Regeneration, Joe Costello has said the latest proposal by Dublin City Council to sell off valuable land banks currently used as Council depots in the heart of the City is totally unacceptable in the midst of a housing crisis. Mr Costello, Labour representative in Dublin Central said:…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party representative for Dún Laoghaire, Cllr Deirdre Kingston, has called on the Minister for Education to ensure building starts of a new Educate Together primary school in Dún Laoghaire. School children are currently in temporary accommodation while the Department slowly reviews a permanent site location. Cllr Kingston said:  “At the…

News – The Labour Party  Labour Party Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said that unless the Minister for Education addresses the issues with higher education funding, the sector will remain stagnant.  Senator Ó Ríordáin said:  “While I am no fan of education ranking systems, the fact that Irish universities continue to fall in the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Finance, Joan Burton has welcomed the successful conclusion of the trial of former Anglo Irish chief executive David Drumm who has been found guilty of two counts of fraud. Deputy Burton said: “Finally our courts and jury system have recognised that a fraudulent financial transaction was at the…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Housing Jan O’Sullivan TD has warned that any additional revenue from house building activity should be invested in public social and affordable housing rather than put into a rainy day fund as recommended by the Fiscal Advisory Council, and at the same time would reduce public spending on…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said that Fine Gael are incapable of fixing the trolley crisis. This comes as INMO Trolley Watch figures show that over 9,000 people were on trolleys in our hospitals in the month of May. Deputy Kelly said: “It is clear now that after…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Education Spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has passed on best wishes to the thousands of Junior and Leaving Cert students beginning their exams this week. Senator Ó Ríordáin said: “I’d like to pass on my best wishes to the thousands of students right around the country who are beginning the State…

News – The Labour PartyThe Labour Party Leader, Brendan Howlin, has called on the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure, to stop playing party politics with basic budgetary information. Deputy Howlin said: “The newspapers have abounded in the last few days about how the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure is laying traps for the…