Speaking in the Dáil today, Labour’s Duncan Smith TD reiterated calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. Deputy Smith said: “We have all been watching in horror at the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza. Fuel, water and electricity are running out, and the health system is on the brink of collapse. “As the death toll rises,…

Deputy Ged Nash, Labour Party’s Finance spokesperson, has sounded an urgent alarm following revelations that a quarter of households are behind in their gas bills. Deputy Nash said: “These staggering statistics highlight a pressing concern about the country’s energy poverty, where the economic prosperity touted by Government in exchequer figures sharply contrasts with the financial…

Labour media, arts and workers’ right spokesperson Senator Marie Sherlock has urged Government intervention to prevent the hollowing out of RTÉ. Senator Sherlock said: “What has been published today should send alarm bells ringing in Government Buildings. Is this Government about to stand over the utter hollowing out of RTÉ? “The cuts announced are chilling….

Labour’s Defence on spokesperson, Senator Mark Wall has expressed deep concern following the alarming results unveiled by the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers Survey. Senator Wall said: “These survey results are deeply concerning and demand immediate attention from Government. The scale of officers intending to leave their posts within the next decade presents a crisis…

Labour’s Senator Rebecca Moynihan, together with Labour Seanad colleagues, will bring a motion before the Seanad tomorrow calling for an immediate reform of the Compulsory Purchase Process to facilitate local authorities in acquiring vacant buildings. Senator Moynihan said: “We need to introduce use it or lose it rules for empty homes and buildings and reinvigorate…

Private rental inspections must be increased Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has called for increased levels of inspections of private rental homes and renters’ rights, as many renters feel powerless and at the mercy of landlords given the dire shortage of homes available to rent. Deputy Bacik said: “The ICOS survey makes for…

Labour leader and housing spokesperson Ivana Bacik has said this Government’s housing policy seems to prioritise spin over substance. Responding to the update report delivered by the three Government leaders, Deputy Bacik characterised it as reflecting a serious inadequacy and ineffectiveness in government policy on housing. Deputy Bacik said: “The Government’s half baked policy approach…

Speaking on the Plinth today, Labour’s Senator Mark Wall called for an end to the scourge of vacancy and dereliction ahead of the Labour’s Private Members Motion in the Seanad this Wednesday. Senator Wall said: “It is an outrage that in the midst of an acute housing crisis, thousands of homes across our country sit…