News – The Labour PartyLabour’s social protection spokesperson Mark Wall TD has expressed his concern at the lack of meaningful supports for families this Christmas. As the Credit Union Consumer Sentiment Index reveals major money worries in households, Deputy Wall said hard working people have been left to fend for themselves by Fine Gael and…

News – The Labour PartyLabour TD for Limerick City Conor Sheehan has called out the Minister for Health for failing to have a vision for healthcare in the Mid West. Ahead of plans being brought to Cabinet to progress Option A and Option B for the Midwest, Deputy Sheehan said there is nothing new in…

News – The Labour Party Immediate pause needed to all Good People Homecare existing services supplied on behalf of the HSE and HSE must directly intervene to ensure quality of care. HSE must account for shocking internal failures.  Serious concerns about failure of HSE internal systems to process vital information from TUSLA relating to Good…

News – The Labour Party Sweetheart deal must be explained   Labour’s Eoghan Kenny TD said revelations at today’s Public Accounts Committee that a deal was made between An Garda Siochana and the Office of Public Works to provide accommodation to the Garda Commissioner at Spa Road in the Phoenix Park, following upgrades of almost…

News – The Labour Party Evictions up 35 per cent Labour’s housing Spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has expressed deep concern following the latest publication of figures from the Residential Tenancies Board showing a 35 per cent increase in termination notices issued by landlords to tenants in the third quarter of this year compared to the…

News – The Labour Party Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) cites estimated cost of €259mn Govt running out of excuses Labour’s social protection spokesperson Mark Wall TD said it is beyond time to abolish the means test for carer’s allowance following new estimates published by the PBO. Deputy Wall said rather than coming up with excuses,…

News – The Labour PartyLabour’s housing spokesperson Conor Sheehan TD has expressed his concern at news that single adults exiting international protection accommodation are now at enormous risk of entering homelessness. Deputy Sheehan said: “It’s disgusting and disgraceful that 46% of adults in homeless accommodation were not Irish citizens – we are failing migrants in…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Leader Ivana Bacik TD, speaking in the Dáil today, said that Government has failed Thalidomide survivors for more than six decades. Speaking to mark the 64th anniversary of the international withdrawal of the Thalidomide drug from the market, Deputy Bacik urged immediate action to provide a statutory compensation scheme, tailored…