News – The Labour PartyLabour Party Leader Alan Kelly will be available to speak to reporters on the Leinster House plinth at 11.15am this morning in advance of Leader statements in the Dáil. What: Labour doorstep with Party Leader Alan Kelly. Where: Leinster House plinth. When: 11.15am, Wednesday 27th May. ENDS

News – The Labour PartyFollowing the elections to the Seanad, there were four vacant Labour Councillor seats. Nominations were opened recently to fill these positions, and where a contest was required due to more than one name going forward, selection conventions by remote vote where held today. The four new Labour Party Councillors are as…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Party member of the Covid-19 Response Committee, Duncan Smith TD, has said the fact that HIQA have not yet visited any nursing homes affected by Covid-19 outbreaks is concerning. Deputy Smith said: “It is clear from the engagements the Covid-19 Response Committee today, that there is a clear lack of…

News – The Labour PartyWith more people slowly returning to work, Labour’s Seán Sherlock said that a cast iron guarantee was needed that childcare for essential workers would return on 29th June as the Government has promised, as concerns in the sector grow. It comes as Deputy Sherlock raised it directly with the Minister in…

News – The Labour PartyThe drop of over 35,000 in claimants for the €350 Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment shows people are going back to work, said Labour’s Ged Nash, and reiterated that plans by FG and FF to cut it for the lowest paid workers are wrong. Deputy Nash, Labour’s Employment Affairs and Social Protection…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Senator Mark Wall has called once again for the representative bodies of our Defence Forces such as PDFORRA to be allowed affiliate to ICTU and access the industrial relations machinery of the State as recommended by the ESRC. Senator Wall said: “Due to a lack of action, PDFORRA has now…

News – The Labour PartyLabour Education spokesperson, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, has called on the Government to provide clarity on the possible reopening of some schools before September. Deputy Ó Ríordáin said: “Minister McHugh indicated last week that the Department of Education is preparing to propose an earlier than planned reopening of some schools. “If this…

News – The Labour Party– Will Fine Gael caretaker government cut the €350 payment later this week? Labour Social Protection spokesperson Ged Nash has called for answers from the caretaker government on their plans for the €350 Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment ahead of a vote on the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection estimates…