News – The Labour PartyJack O Connor, who has been selected to contest the next General Election for the Labour Party in Wicklow, has called for an urgent integrated response, entailing innovative thinking, to address the problem of growing rush hour traffic congestion on the N11. Mr O’Connor said: “The endlessly increasing misery endured by…

News – The Labour Party Labour spokesperson on Housing, Jan O’Sullivan TD, reacting to the latest Daft.ie report has said that it shows the absolute failure of the Government’s Rent Pressure Zone model to slow the pace of increases in the rental market.  Deputy O’Sullivan said:  “The Daft.ie report that shows an annual average rent…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Youth is urging young people nationwide to get registered to vote for the upcoming referendum by the deadline on 8th May. National Chairperson Chloe Manahan commented: “With less than a week to the deadline and 150,000 young people still not registered to vote, time is of the essence to make…

News – The Labour Party Speaking from the INMO annual delegate conference, Labour Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has said in order to tackle the staffing crisis in our hospitals, the Government must end pay inequality for nursing staff. Deputy Kelly said: “We must address the standard of pay for nurses in Ireland when we…

News – The Labour PartyLabour representative for South Kildare, Cllr Mark Wall has said the news that Coca Cola is to close its plant in Athy with the loss of 82 jobs is a devastating blow for the town, and that the Government must now urgently respond. Cllr Wall said: “The loss of 82 manufacturing…

News – The Labour PartySpeech by Labour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD at Access to Medicines Conference,  Wednesday 2nd May, 2018 Thank you for asking me to speak today. The discovery and development of new drugs has dramatically changed our lives for the better. The revolution in health care over the last century has extended…

News – The Labour PartyLabour spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, has said the State must ensure that the full medical costs are covered for all women with cervical cancer who have been caught up in the scandal. Deputy Kelly said: “There is no doubt that these women have been let down badly by the…

News – The Labour PartySenator Ivana Bacik will be speaking today at the launch of a cross-political and cross-professional group seeking to secure public understanding and support for the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the 8th Amendment of the Constitution and campaigning for a Yes vote. The launch will take place at a…