News – The Labour PartyI want to thank parties on all sides of this house for assisting Labour’s Bill to pass through all stages in the Seanad: the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017. I hope that we can see this Bill pass through the Dáil speedily as well….

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Brendan Howlin TD, has called on the government to take action on raising awareness of HIV testing and treatment. Deputy Howlin said: “The rise in rates of HIV diagnosis in recent years is very worrying. Diagnosed cases have seen a steady increase year on year since 2011. This…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Heritage and Culture has called on the Chairman of the Oireachtas Finance Committee to invite the OPW before the committee to provide clarification on spending regarding the Papal Visit. Commenting today Deputy Burton said; “The Oireachtas Finance committee have received supplementary estimates of €20,000,000 required for the Papal…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Finance, Joan Burton TD, has called on Minister Paschal Donohoe to establish a standing commission on tax. Commenting today Deputy said: “The ‘Single Malt’ tax loophole shows the need for a standing commission on tax. After the ‘Double Irish’ loophole was closed in 2014, the ‘single malt’ replaced…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Health spokesperson, Alan Kelly TD, has called on the Minister for Health to make the drug Pembrolizumab available to all cervical cancer patients who need it. Deputy Kelly said: “I am calling on the Minister for Health, Simon Harris to make the drug Pembrolizumab available for all cervical cancer…

News – The Labour PartySpeaking in advance of the publication of a report from independent auditor Peter Smyth into the tender process for the State’s rural broadband scheme, Leader of the Labour Party, Brendan Howlin TD pointed out serious problems with the current direction of government policy and set out three tests for the Government’s…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Spokesperson on Health, Alan Kelly TD, has described the treatment of patients in receipt of the DePuy hip replacement implants as ‘wholly unacceptable’ Commenting today Deputy Kelly said: “The news today of serious health and mobility deterioration for patients having received the DePuy hip replacement devices, which have now been taken off the market,…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Spokesperson on Social Protection, Willie Penrose TD, has called on the government to ring-fence funding for Phase 2 of the National Carers’ Strategy for the period 2019 to 2022. Commenting today Deputy Penrose said; “In Ireland today, all home care supports are discretionary and, therefore, the service is a…